Lee Daniels, the director of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” believes America has become more racist since President Barack Obama – the nation’s first black commander-in-chief…

The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Lee Daniels director of The Butler appeared on the “Piers Morgan” show on CNN with co stars Lenny Kravitz and Cuba Gooding Jr in which they talked about racism in America. One of the interesting questions that Piers asked Lee is if he believed America has became more or less racist since having a black president. Daniels said that it […]

Lee Daniels, who has helped both Halle Berry (he produced Monster’s Ball”) and Mo’Nique (he directed “Precious”) get Oscars might be in that enviable seat…

In honor of Father’s Day we are taking a look at all of the father’s out there who need someone to “put a ring on…

  Lenny Kravita, 49 year old musician, producer, and actor shared some of the greatest lessons he’s learned along the way in a recent interview on “Oprah’s Master’s Class.” From his failed marriage to “Cosby Show” star Lisa Bonet  and more. By, Myeisha Essex BlackAmericaWeb.com Read more:http://blackamericaweb.com/133053/5-things-we-learned-about-lenny-kravitz-on-oprahs-masters-class/

Reports say that Marvin Gaye‘s son is against the upcoming biopic and doesn’t want Lenny Kravitz to be a part of the film. As previously reported, Lenny will play Marvin in Sexual Healing — which will focus on the soul legend’s life, including his depression and drug addiction up until his death in 1984. Marvin Gaye III told the site, “The […]

Lenny Kravitz’s first leading role in a movie and the rocker will play soul singer Marvin Gaye.  Read more here…

For several years now there’s been a number of attempts to bring the life, or at least parts of it, of legendary soul crooner Marvin Gaye to theaters. Cameron Crowe and F. Gary Gray were attached to helm such projects, as were potential stars Will Smith and Terrence Howard, though ultimately all those stories fizzled. […]

Lenny Kravitz Playing a Challenging role. Read More

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Lenny Kravitz graces and his washboard abs graces the cover of Uptown Magazine’s August/September issue. The rocker recently sat down with the mag for a candid interview and opened up to the mag about his childhood saying, that he was often teased in school and called “zebra” because of his Jewish father and Black mother. […]

Zoe Kravitz got only a handful of questions at the London and New York press conferences for her film “X-Men: First Class,” which opens in U.S. theaters tomorrow. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/29059

Rihanna has been announced as the headliner for this year’s NBA All-Star Game halftime show.  The Bajan pop sensation will perform her hit singles “Only Girl (In The World)” and “What’s My Name.”