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Milauna Jemai Jackson. We’re saying it again because you need to get used to hearing it. You’ll be seeing a lot more of her. The tough thing in this business about being on the brink, is that you still can’t see on the other side. But you know it’s there. And when you have a […]

Milauna Jemai Jackson is flipping the script on  what a black actress can do in Hollywood. For starters, don’t do it in Hollywood. With a breakout role in the hit Cinemax action series “Strike Back”, Milauna is a one-woman American Invasion, taking roles in Britain while Brit counterparts like Naomie Harris and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are […]

Omar Dorsey has more than a few things to say about more than a few things. That’s why there’s a part two to this conversation. His story is about turning up, turning around, turning down, and turning it out. The man’s got three Oscar nominated films to his credit and you’re just finding out his […]

  Omar Dorsey is that dude. That’s probably what you say when you see him in another film, another tv show, where he comes in and wrecks it, because that’s what he did the last time you saw him. “That’s that dude!” Well, now it’s time to check the credits, because you will be seeing […]

You cannot rain on Sunny Anderson’s parade. She is a self contained eco-system where everything always turns out right. Not that it starts out that way, because into every life a little rain must fall. But when she unleashes her megawatt mindset, and focuses on clearing out the clouds and getting down to getting to […]

John Ridley is a writer. In the truest sense of the word. If it can be written, he probably wrote one. Books, television shows, movies, columns, blogs… Maybe not a play, yet, but give him time. And he’s crossed genres from comedy to drama to biopics to adaptations to satire to whatever you can write […]

She Ready. That’s what you remember after an encounter with Tiffany Haddish. Comedienne/Actress/Energy Producer, she is a triple threat of her own making. It’s not easy to pin her down, which is why she also fancies herself a “Unicorn.” Yes, she is given to the occasional display of long luxurious flowing hair and a stride […]

Royale Watkins doesn’t get shook. After a stint in Desert Storm, taking the stage at Def Jam was a cakewalk. While Bernie Mac said he wasn’t scared, Royale didn’t have to say a word. They knew. With a cold hard stare and an easy smile, Royale has been on a ride with life that a […]

Stanford by way of Brooklyn,  writer Cheo Hodari Coker takes the street cred game to another level. As a journalist with Vibe Magazine he was a written bridge to hip hop, giving us an inside look at that world and it’s personalities in a way that made us, and them know that we were in […]

“You Are Here.” That should be the name of The Autobiography of Todd Bridges.  Because the thing that he has, the thing that he has always had, as a child, as a star, as a man, is that no matter where he is, he is absolutely able to inhabit that space, and be where he […]

Todd Bridges. The poster child for bad shit happening to child actors. You’ve heard the rumors. You’ve heard all sorts of stories. It’s worse than what you were ever told. But if the sun is gonna come out tomorrow, it’s going to shine on Todd. He’s a grown man now. He’s still quick to a […]

Life is the gym for Dondre Whitfield. Everyday, he gets up, gets in the ring and sweats it out. Every audition. Every callback. Every role. Every day. And if it’s true you only get out of it what you put into it, what Dondre gets is motivation. He is what the working actor is all […]

Dondre Whitfield is a Real Husband of Hollywood.  He met her when he was just a teenager and fell in love. He’s been with her ever since. Through the ups and downs, the sunny days and the rain, the times when she treated him like he was the only one she loved and the days […]

Gina Prince-Bythewood will not look you in your eye.  She will however, stare straight through your soul. With a soft smile and a killer instinct, she worked her way up through the ranks of show business, quietly not taking “no” for an answer as she’s put together a body of work based on love and […]

It’s all in his eyes. They’re his secret weapon. It’s what he uses to take in all of the information that he’s going to spit back at you in two or three takes. They say a lot when he says a little. It’s good for an actor to have a move. That’s his move. And […]

Tichina Arnold is funny. We know this because no matter how funny the person is who was hired because they were supposed to be funnier than her, she always walks away with a laugh. Always. If there were such a thing as comedy gold, it would be Tichina Arnold, and you would use her to […]

Lena Waithe ain’t go no time for that.  If you think you’re hustlin’, if you think you’re grindin’, think again. Here’s the difference between you and her. She does not have time to talk about what she’s doing because she’s too busy doing it. From P.A. to Movie Producer, there isn’t a job in this […]

Russell Simmons. Uncle Rush. Hip Hop was just music before Russell Simmons turned it into an industry. Between Run-DMC, Phat Farm, Def Comedy Jam, and most recently All Def Digital, Russell Simmons has displayed a creative vision which has positioned him at the forefront of things you didn’t even know had a front. He’s not a […]

Booty Call. It’s rare that you can trace a phrase that has become so entrenched in our culture that you don’t know where it came from, back to where it came from. Bill Bellamy is ground zero for making comedy, sexy, fresh, and fun. In a world of comedians smacking and flipping and rubbing it down, […]

Andre Cymone used to play bass with Prince. It was not just a job. It was an adventure. And it’s what he did. It is not who he was. It’s a lifetime later and with the release of his first collection of music in over 25 years, Andre has something to say. From our conversation, […]