EBONY | August

JORDIN SPARKS

“I think if Sparkle were here now, and a real person, we would be best friends. She’s been wanting [fame] her whole life. Music is all she thinks about; it’s all she has ever wanted to do…That’s how I felt when I was growing up.”

BOBBI KRISTINA

“I’m so proud that you were able to finish making Sparkle…(you) being so happy was an absolutely beautiful thing for me to watch,” she said.

The issue also includes an HBCU special profiling the winners of the 2012 HBCU Queens contest and for the first time ever, EBONY lists the leading secondary education programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation across the Sciences, Business, Liberal Arts, and Law disciplines.

Twenty-five years later, EBONY goes back to school with a look at Cosby Show spin-off A Different World. It examines the highs, lows, and how the show explored real life lessons with ground breaking episodes. Feature includes commentary from Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, and Co-Executive Producer and Writer, Susan Fales-Hill.

There’s also a feature called Free At Last about how DNA testing, social media and recanted testimonies two thousand black men who have been exonerated since 1989. EBONY profiles three of those men as they reclaim their lives and fight to regain acceptance in today’s society.

Happy Birthday Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston turns 49 today she will be truly missed. So we celebrate her birthday today and celebrate her music and movies and what she stand for as a person everyday. Happy Birthday Ms Whitney! If you want to see Whitney Houston in her last movie that she made before she passed on please check out Sparkle in theaters Aug17.

Whitney Houston’s 49th Birthday: Remembering a Diva

Whitney Houston would have celebrated her 49th birthday this week, on August 9. Sadly, one of the greatest voices of our time died tragically earlier this year, on February 11. Since her untimely passing, Houston’s legacy has been celebrated and upheld all over the world. To prove just how loved she is, the pop icon’s homegoing service on February 18 aired on three cable channels — CNN, BET, and E! — for four hours and drew millions of viewers, even surpassing the royal wedding in online viewership. She is indeed gone, but not forgotten. From Glee to the Grammys, Oprah to the Obama’s, here’s how the world has paid tribute to Whitney Houston since her death.

She is indeed gone but not forgotten. From Glee to the Grammys, Oprah to the Obamas, here’s how the world has paid tribute to Whitney Houston since her death.

 

BET Awards Viewership Drops in 2012

Although Sunday night’s telecast of the 2012 BET Awards drew in a whopping 10M plus tweets, it wasn’t enough to topple the previous year’s ratings.

According to EURweb, BET suffered a slight drop in rating from their 2011 show — overall it fell from 7.7M to 7.4M viewers.

Despite slightly lower than expected numbers, the show turned out to be the third most watched event of 2012 directly behind the Super Bowl and the Grammys.

Sunday’s show welcomed ESSENCE Music Festival performer D’Angelo, who made his first TV appearance in more than 12 years, Monica, Brandy, Cissy Houston and Chaka Khan who joined forces for a stellar Whitney Houston tribute.

Scandals of Classic Hollywood….Then and Now

Dandridge suffered so that others wouldn’t have to. Yet fifty years after her death, when one would hope that all vestiges of discrimination, prejudice, and sexual stereotyping would have dissipated, they’re still alive, however quiet. Think of (mainstream) black female stars. There’s not a lot of them, so this won’t take you long.  Now think about who they’re allowed to be with onscreen, and the discourses about their sexuality off-screen. Whitney Houston could do little more than kiss Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard. Halle Berry was archly criticized for taking a role in which she was hyper-sexualized and can’t open a movie. Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Hudson, Mon’ique — none of them can get a leading role in a major Hollywood picture, much less a romantic leading role. We may have a black president, but most Americans still don’t know what to do with a black, sexual woman onscreen.

Whitney Houston’s Mother To Perform Tribute At BET Awards

Whitney_at_AMA_backstage_in_1988 (Photo credit: hornsby94) her mom and brother

NEW YORK — Whitney Houston’s mother will perform a tribute to her late daughter alongside other female singers at the upcoming BET Awards.

A source familiar with BET’s plans said Tuesday that Cissy Houston will take the stage at the July 1 awards show to honor her daughter. Cissy will be joined by “a few top divas,” the source said, though the source could not give their names.

The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the tribute has not been officially announced. Stay tune for more updates as they come in…

Whitney Houston Dead at 48…. We remember her …..Timeline

Whitney Houston died yesterday (February 11) in Los Angeles at the age of 48. The singer passed away at the Beverly Hilton hotel she was pronounced dead at 3:55pm

2012 Grammy Awards (Sunday Night Feb.12) host LL Cool J wasted no time addressing the passing of Whitney Houston, leading the star-packed audience in a prayer in her honor.

More info to come …..stay tune

 

 

Whitney Houston sings Happy Birthday to her daughter Bobbie Kristina…. see video

Aww how cute, love that she and her daughter are getting along. Bobbie Kristina looks great…. Happy Birthday Bobbie Kristina she turned 17.

On The Cover of a Magazine! T-Boz …… Idris Elba ……. Whitney Houston…… Alicia Keys ….. Nicki Minaj

Idris Elba will be staring in some amazing roles this year read what they are:

Luther -which will be release in the UK this year 2010 not sure what it’s about right now, but he will be playing John Luther and it’s a crime film.

Legacy-Black Ops operative Malcolm Gray returns home after a botched mission in Eastern Europe. Holed up in a Brooklyn motel room, he is torn between retribution and personal salvation as he mentally unravels. When the walls close in, his story may be all he can leave behind. He will play Malcolm Gray the movie will be release in 2010 possible in the UK

The Losers-After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination. He will be playing Roque movie to be release June 4 2010 in the US

Takers-A group of bank robbers find their $20 million plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective. He will be playing Gordon Jennings the movie will be release on Aug. 20 2010

Thor– Partially disabled medical student Dr. Donald Blake discovers his heretofore unknown alter ego, the Norse warrior, Thor. He will be playing Heimdall due to be release on May 6 2011

PHOTOS FROM THE BET HONORS 2010 RED CARPET AND SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

BET HONORS 2010 will air Monday February 1st at 9PM ET

BET celebrated the achievements of Whitney Houston, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Queen Latifah at the 3rd Annual BET Honors taped at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Saturday (Jan. 16). Among the evening’s highlights…

• Jennifer Hudson sang the praises of her idol Whitney Houston with her rendition of “I Will Always Love You” as Houston looked on.
• Jazmine Sullivan performed soul-stirring interpretations of “Unforgettable” and “Rock Steady” for Queen Latifah.
• Stevie Wonder and Trey Songz raised eyebrows by dueting on Trey’s raunchy single “I Invented Sex,” and hit a more somber note with their tribute to the late Teddy Pendergrass on “Wake Up Everybody” with special guest India.Arie.
• Mary J. Blige showed appreciation to the man who helped launch her career, Diddy, by singing a medley of her hits including “Love No Limit,” “I Love You,” and “Be Happy.”
• Maxwell closed the show with “Fistful of Tears” and “Bad Habits” from his Grammy-nominated album BLACKsummers’night.

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