Entertainment icon Issac Hayes, to be remembered at Memphis-area memorial service on Monday
Born in the rural poverty of a sharecropper’s family on August 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee, Hayes rose to artistic success as an accomplished GRAMMY®, Golden Globe® and Academy Award® winning composer/musician, paving the way for his fellow African Americans in the arts and entertainment world. MORE>

Brandon T. Jackson--
Brandon on breakout role in “Tropic Thunder”
After graduating from West Bloomfield High School, he headed to Hollywood to take a shot at showbiz as a standup comedian. Not long thereafter, he was discovered while performing at the Laugh Factory. MORE>

Tiffany Pollard star of “New York Goes to Hollywood”
The sultry side of the sassy sister known as ‘New York’
Since her outrageous antics had been so good for ratings, VH1 offered Tiffany her own show, I Love New York, flipping the script by letting her have her pick from among a score of fawning, eligible bachelors. MORE>

Top Model and ‘Hairspray’ star scrap at airport:
Cycle 9’s Bianca Golden and Nikki Blonsky knuckle up over lounge seats
Bianca, 19, her brother George, 17, and their mother Elaine Clinton-Golden, were waiting for a flight when they tried to take a seat in the lounge but found luggage on the chairs, when they removed the luggage, which belonged to the Blonsky’s, a brawl broke out. MORE>

LisaRaye’s hubby cheating with BET’s Rocsi?
“Sources have even reported that Rocsi stayed at the Misick home and hosted guests as if she was the lady of the house,” the release stated.       . MORE>

‘The Closer’s’ Robert Gossett—Gossett goes for the gusto
At that time, not many people in the South Bronx thought of acting as a viable career choice. I started acting when I got a summer job at the Everyman Theater Company with the Neighborhood Youth Corps. MORE>

“Secret Society the stage play”
The play drew gasps, laughs, as well as applause from audiences during its provocative two-act trial run. This adaptation from the hit novel of the same name premiered in the intimate Philadelphia Arts Bank Theater last weekend. MORE>

Halle Berry vs. the paparazzi:
Actress files criminal complaint against photographer over backyard photos of baby
Halle Berry has taken legal action against photographers she claims crossed the line in snapping a photo of her four-month old daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry, on her private property. MORE>

Boris Kodjoe of All About Us -- All about Boris
Here, Boris talks about all of the above and his latest movie, All about Us, a romantic dramedy about a Hollywood couple who decide to settle down in Mississippi after shooting a movie there, rather than return to L.A. MORE>

Sparks fly on the new Wendy Williams talk show on Fox with guest reality show diva Omarosa
These snippets from Wendy Williams’ new morning talk show on Fox prove the “Queen of All Media” will not tone down her controversial edge just because she’s on the small screen, as shown here with former Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth who spoke about her upcoming book. MORE>

The Dark Knight --
The Joker and Batman match wits and muscle in Heath Ledger’s swan song
The accolades for The Dark Knight don’t stop with Ledger, as the picture itself happens to be not only the best blockbuster of the summer, but perhaps the best comic book adaptation ever brought to the big screen. MORE>

New York radio show host Wendy Williams ventures into TV talk market
Offered for your consideration: New York radio shock talker Wendy Williams will spend the next six weeks figuring out if there is a TV audience for an anti-Oprah. MORE>

HOLLYWOOD COMES TO PHILLY
‘Secret Society --The Stage Play’ by author Miasha at the Arts Bank July 25
Celess and Tina, two hustling gold diggers whose fast-paced lifestyle came to a sudden halt when their shady past caught up with them.  When the guys who are dating Celess and Tina learn that these girls are men— the dangerous game of love, money, sex, and illicit encounters will lead to tragedy. MORE>

Reelblack events!
EAST COAST PREMIERE OF DENNIS DORTCH’S ‘A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY’
When: THURSDAY JULY 31, 2008 8pm.
SOUL FOOD FRIDAY Presents “ALL ABOUT US” (2008)
When: Friday July 18, 2008 at 7PM. MORE>

Kellee Stewart of TV’s ‘My Boys’ - Kellee’s close-up
In Hollywood, she landed recurring roles on several TV series, including the WB’s “Living with Fran,” Comedy Central’s “Wanda Does It” and the UPN’s “Sex, Love, & Secrets.” But Kellee is probably best known for her breakout performance as Bernie Mac’s daughter Keisha in the feature film Guess Who? MORE>

Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend returns with the love of the game
Charles “Charlie Mack” Alston, film producer and promoter of Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend returns with the love of the game: 12th Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Basketball Game and a series of charitable events from July 12 -13, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. MORE>

Twelve-year-old Nickelodeon star produces and premieres inspiring youth film
Twelve-year-old Jordan Coleman, the voice of Tyrone (the moose) on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. show The Backyardigans, is raising his voice to encourage African-American boys to stay in school. Using earnings from his voiceover career, Jordan’s youth film “SAY IT LOUD!” will be shown in seven cities this summer as part of AMC Entertainment’s AMC Summer MovieCamp® program.          MORE>

“Wanted”--”The Matrix” meets “Memento” in mindbending splatter flick
A cinematic Columbine filled with wanton carnage designed to validate the bloodlust of every ostracized loser stuck in a dead-end job and daydreaming of evening the score by going postal. MORE>

Celebrities reveal the influences on their lives and careers in TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell: Under The Influence
In each episode, Mitchell invites celebrity guests to sit down and talk about how classic film has influenced their lives. The interviewees slated for July are Sydney Pollack (July 7); Bill Murray (July 14); Laurence Fishburne (July 21); and Quentin Tarantino (July 28). The series returns in November with guests Joan Allen, Edward Norton, John Leguizamo and Richard Gere. MORE>

Journalist Ed Gordon--turning the tables on the Emmy-winning interviewer
Inspired by the positive response to an article he wrote for Essence Magazine about his commitment to Taylor, Ed recently launched his latest project: Daddy’s Promise (http://www.daddyspromise.com/), an initiative celebrating the bond between African-American men and their daughters. MORE>

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