This past weekend Saturday Night Live poked fun at the controversy around the paucity of Black women cast members over the years, with an opening bit featuring actress Kerry Washington. In it, she was called upon to play Michelle Obama, Oprah, and Beyoncé, in rapid succession, because she was the only Black female performer available. […]
Damon Williams is a comedian from Chicago who has appeared on Comedy Central and BET’s “Comicview.” He took over hosting from “Showtime at the Apollo” from Steve Harvey back in 1999, and also became the opening act on the “Kings of Comedy” tour, according to Comedy Central. He has his own comedy showcase in Matteson, […]
Red Grant is an actor and comedian who has been featured on Showtime, HBO, Showtime, and Shaq’s All-Star Comedy Jam. Hailing from Washington, D.C., Grant got his start doing stand up comedy at the Apollo in 1996, according to his official site. He has also made appearances in Katt Williams comedy specials and on the […]
Today on ”NewsOne Now,” with Roland Martin, the host talked with Eric Deggans, TV critic from NPR, about the 2013 fall television season and how African-Americans are faring so far. Deggans had this to say about the Monday night head-to-head battle between NBC’s “The Blacklist,” which stars Harry Lennix, and CBS’ lagging “Hostages,” with Billy Brown: […]
TV networks are finally getting the message- shows on the small screen need to reflect the times we live in. As the “sassy Black friend” is becoming a thing of the past, network dramas and sitcoms are stepping up to give us more fleshed out, three-dimensional Black characters. We’re now sexy, charismatic vampires (“The Originals”), […]
This morning Roland Martin talked with legal experts this morning about the ramifications of the latest Chris Brown arrest. As reported, Brown, 24, was charged with felony assault in Washington, D.C. yesterday for allegedly punching a man in the face who was trying to enter Brown’s tour bus. Not only is the R&B star facing charges in […]
To hear the O’Jays tell it, gospel singing groups are the worst when it comes to competing with others in the industry. On “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, Eddie Levert, Sr. joked, gospel groups are “the most competitive people because they don’t want anyone to have more Jesus than them.” Levert also shared a story about a match-up […]
This morning on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin talked with Kelly Price about her reality TV experience while on “R&B Dvas: LA.” Some would say the “Friend of Mine” singer was the villain of the cast, but Price doesn’t think her experiences on the show were in vain: “I don’t ever want to do that again, but I won’t call […]
If you caught VH1’s recent biopic of megagroup TLC, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” then you know about the scene when the trio stormed the office of Arista Records chief Clive Davis. Upset that they had only made $50,000 from CrazySexyCool, an album that had sold over 10 million copies, the women decided to take matters into […]
VH1’s biopic, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” stirred up a Twitter frenzy last night, and ’80s singer-turned- manager Pebbles caught most of the fire. On “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, entertainment columnist Kelley Carter spoke about the unflattering comparisons some have made between her and Ike Turner and Joe Jackson in the way she treated the group: […]
As the latest slave film, “12 Years A Slave” makes its way to the box office, there’s already a cry of fatigue from some Black moviegoers. On “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin addressed whether we need more films that dig up our past, like “12 Years A Slave.” A similar debate surrounded “The Butler” and “The Help.” […]
Oxygen’s show, “Preachers of L.A.” has created a wave of controversy since the premiere episode last week. In the clip below Roland Martin talks with Rahiel Tesfamariam, founder the of Urban Cusp, about the controversial reality TV show and its flashy cast. “I know many mega-church pastors. I have seen the other side of the church,” […]
