Celebrities

After becoming the first transgender actress to score an Emmy nomination in 2014, Laverne Cox wants the Television Academy to continue pushing for more diversity. The 2020 Emmys airs on September 20, and only one trans actress, Rain Valdez, has been nominated this year.  In an exclusive interview with TooFab, …

The Emmys will air Sunday night and HBO’s Watchmen has a whopping 26 nominations. However, the series, which stars Regina King, already won four awards. At yesterday’s (September 16),  Creative Arts Emmys, the series won for Outstanding Cinematography For a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture …

John David Washington appears in this week’s issue of PEOPLE and he is reflecting on the late  Chadwick Boseman. The actor passed away from colon cancer at only 43 years old on August 28.  “He was just as warm and welcoming as you would hope a leading man would be,” …

For the past two decades, The Urbanworld Film Festival has been one of the largest international competitive festivals in the world. Founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes, the legendary festival is a unique space that connects Black directors, writers, producers and actors from across the diaspora to showcase their work …

Halle Berry apparently has a new man in her life. Taking to Instagram on Thursday (September 17), the actress shared a photo of herself wearing a black T-shirt featuring the logo of singer Van Hunt along with an olive-colored hat. “Now ya know…” Berry captioned the post, accompanied by a …

Celebrity mom and fashion designer Tina Knowles-Lawson is opening up on the origin of her superstar daughter Beyoncé’s name. Speaking on the first podcast episode of In My Head with Heather Thomson on Tuesday (Sept. 15), the Knowles-Lawson shared that “Beyoncé” is actually her maiden name, after the news broke …

Vanessa Bryant is weighing in on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva calling on NBA superstar LeBron James to double the reward money to arrest the gunman in the Sept. 12 shooting of two deputies.  Villanueva spoke with KABC radio suggesting that the Lakers player “step up” and match the …

Put up for sale by photographer Barron Clairborne, who took the iconic image, styled the rapper as the “King of New York” in a photoshoot for Rap Pages magazine.   “The image transformed Biggie Smalls into an aristocratic or saint like figure, forever immortalized as not only the King of New …

Tia Mowry-Hardict recently opened up about experiencing racism as a teen while on the hit show Sister, Sister. She is now offering insight on how parents should talk to their kids about race in America.  On the September 14 premiere episode of the Dear Media podcast Being Bümo, Mowry-Hardict, 42, …

The world is still mourning the loss of Chadwick Boseman. On August 28, the actor passed away from colon cancer at only 43 years old. Singer and actress Janelle Monae recently opened up about a wonderful memory she shared with the Black Panther star. While talking to Stephen Colbert on …