Entertainment

Hosted by Nia Long, Black Girls Rock! honored the most exceptional women of color in the country from Missy Elliot to Raven Symone and featured performances and appearances by Malinda Williams, Shontelle, Lynn Whitfield, Keri Hilson, Ciara, VV Brown, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Estelle, Kym Whitley, and more.

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Set in Atlanta against the backdrop of the civil rights movement, “Driving Miss Daisy” centers on an elderly white Jewish widow and her deepening friendship with her African American chauffeur over a quarter of a century.

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With his sinuous baritone and romantic songs, Isaacs became a leading proponent of the mellow “Lovers Rock” style of reggae. He hit his stride in the mid-1970s with ballads like “Love is Overdue” and “All I Have Is Love.”

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When Willow Smith explains why she entered the music business, she talks about expressing her individuality, and wanting to help people with her message. But she also acknowledges that she wanted to be famous like her “mommy and daddy.”

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If you want a chance to wax nostalgic about how just two years ago the country came together like on no other occasion since Sept. 11, 2001, you might like to check out 11/4/08, a documentary revisiting the events surrounding the historic election of Presidential Barack Obama.

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As a familiar face on four TV series and with numerous screen roles under her belt, Essence is a versatile talent whose star continues to rise. Here, she talks about co-starring opposite Terry Crews in Are We There Yet?, the hit sitcom airing on the TBS Network.

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Every other month or so, another new documentary illustrates how America’s public schools are failing its inner-city students. Already this year, we’ve seen several scathing indictments of the educational system, from The Cartel to The Lottery to The Providence Effect to Race to Nowhere.

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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the strongest voice for the 47 Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and six Law schools across the nation, has announced that actors Niecy Nash and Anthony Anderson will host its 23rd Anniversary Awards Dinner.

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“You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.”

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In lyrical, honest, angry, funny and tender language, Shange’s “colored girls” evoked the feelings woven into the fabric of black female life in America. Within two years, the play became a Broadway sensation…

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