Academy Award-winning actress and star of the highly anticipated Black Panther movie, Lupita Nyong’o is set to publish her debut children’s book “Sulwe” with Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers out January 2019.
Nyong’o is sticking to her roots as “Sulwe” means “star” in her native language of Luo. Additionally, in the name of all things lovely and melanin-related the story follows the journey of a 5-year-old girl growing up in Kenya, who has the darkest complexion of anyone in her family; which makes her uncomfortable and intent on finding a way to lighten her skin.
After 18 number one hits, five Grammys, 20 American Music Awards, 42 Billboard Awards and 200 hundred million records sold, Mariah Carey is finally getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Monday (July 27) that the pop diva will receive the 2,556th star on Wednesday, August 5, at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the W.
Love & Marriage: Huntsville star Martell Holt was arrested on Tuesday (Jan. 15) on third-degree domestic violence and harassing communications charges. With these being misdemeanor offenses, he was able to post bond. The 41-year-old was released around three hours later, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. No other details were released including who Holt was reportedly harassing.
The casanova has appeared in all six seasons of the hit OWN reality show, which centers around the lives of three high-powered Black couples who collectively help to revitalize their city of Huntsville, AL, with their joint real estate venture, The Comeback Group.
Maurice Hines, tap dance pioneer, Broadway star, and brother to the late Gregory Hines, has died. He was 80. Maurice died of natural causes on Friday (Dec. 29) at the Actors Fund Home, an assisted living facility where he lived in recent years in Englewood, NJ. The news was confirmed by the home’s executive director, Jordan Strohl. He first gained notoriety while touring with his father, Maurice Hines Sr., and younger brother, Gregory, in a dance show called Hines, Hines & Dad.
MC Lyte gained full ownership of her music catalog as her divorce from John Wyche came to an official close. The Blast reports that the legendary emcee’s catalog was reserved for her, thanks to a prenup signed by the couple when they wed in August 2017.
Additionally, the divorce papers revealed that the rapper would retain ownership of “other creative property, including royalties in connection to her creative works” and everything she owned before her marriage to Wyche.