The Jasmine Brand has reported that members of Stacy Lattisaw’s family are upset with how she was portrayed in The New Edition Story. According to the site, Lattisaw and Johnny Gill dated in the late 80s and had the duet, “Where Do We Go from Here.” In the movie, Gill’s character — played by Luke […]

  source TMZ Beyonce wasn’t laughing when a boy band DISSED Lauryn Hill at last night’s BET Awards … in fact, Bey was so upset, she changed her acceptance speech (on the fly) to HONOR the former Fugee. So let’s start with The Diss — Comedian Mike Epps and the group Mindless Behavior were co-presenting the […]

Two months ago the internet went into overdrive when Burger King prematurely released a commercial featuring Mary J. Blige. Fans and critics instantly harped on the ESSENCE Music Festivalheadliner. But Blige tells Angie Martinez the negative comments didn’t feel good at all.Read more

Man, Terrance, I need help! Where do I start? I got married on February 10, 2012 to a beautiful woman. Man, she was everything I thought I wanted. Beautiful, sexy, successful, and a great mother. Before we got married we dated for 10 months. It was a strong relationship. I had some jealousy issues because […]

Movies

Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie “The Help,” most still hoped that Viola Davis, who plays a maid, would become just the second black winner of the best actress Oscar. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/37532

National

via: cnn.com CNN’s Ali Velshi highlights a viral video of a little girl’s rant about gender roles and toy marketing. See More

Music, TJMS

It looks as if the recent Grammy nominations overlooked two of the hottest singers on the music scene today — Miguel and Jill Scott. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/35129