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Oprah Scores New Family Drama Project With HBO
Always on the move, Oprah Winfrey has just sealed the deal on a new drama with cable network HBO and Harpo Films. Related: Oprah Winfrey And Tyler Perry Hook Up The Hollywood Reporter states: “The...
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Life Of Slain Hoops Star ‘Benji’ Comes Full Circle In Chicago
Courtesy of The Grio CHICAGO - Webster’s Dictionary defines “urban legend” as an often lurid story or anecdote based on hearsay and widely circulated as true. If you’ve heard the story of Ben “Benji”...
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Star Clique
Bobbi Kristina and her godbrother/boyfriend Nick Gordon attend the premier of “The Houstons: On Our Own” at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Oct. 22. Photo: Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto.com RELATED: First...
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Party Time: UPTOWN’s Issue Release Party [PHOTOS+VIDEO]
Last night, UPTOWN’s cover star T.J. Holmes was on hand to help us celebrate the Oct/Nov issue at Catch Rooftop in the Meatpacking District. From the refreshing libations provided by Hennessy Privilege...
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Fashion Face-Off: Michelle Obama Vs. Ann Romney
Courtesy of The Frisky You’re probably sick to death of hearing about their husbands, but Ann Romney and First Lady Michelle Obama merit some attention, too. We’re not going to talk about their...
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Attempt to Unseal Romney’s Divorce Testimony
Courtesy of The Root A court on Wednesday is hearing the Boston Globe’s arguments that the testimony GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney provided about “financial matters” in the divorce case of...
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Halloween Parties for the Grown ‘n’ Sexy
For a kid, Halloween definitely has its perks: trick-or-treating, piles of candy, adults cooing over your costume. But, we at UPTOWN like to believe the real Halloween fun is had by adults (read:...
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Update: Suspect Arrested In Deadly Shooting At World Changers Church
*UPDATE: Floyd Palmer, 52, was reportedly arrested at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, GA Wednesday afternoon in connection with the deadly shooting at World Changers Church. Police have identified the victim...
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The Style Evolution of Monica Brown
Courtesy of Hello Beautiful Happy Birthday Monica from #TeamBeautiful! The Grammy Award winning singer, song writer, producer, mother and wife turns 32 today. I can remember blasting “Don’t Take It...
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First Ladies: Pepsi Spokeswomen Past and Present
Courtesy of Vibe Vixen Pepsi’s got a thing for the ladies. For the past 15 years, some of entertainment’s biggest stars have joined forces with the beverage brand for memorable commercials, most of...
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Creflo Dollar Megachurch Gunman Charged In ’01 Mosque Shooting
Continue at The Grio BALTIMORE (AP) — A former megachurch maintenance man accused of killing a volunteer leading a prayer service was charged more than a decade ago with a shooting at a mosque in...
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These Cocktails Will Have You Howling On Halloween [RECIPES]
Halloween may be synonymous with pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and cute kids in equally cute costumes. But that doesn’t mean adults can’t enjoy the spookiest day of the year too. Whether you’re going...
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Reality Show Star(s) Businesses: Where Are They Now?
Courtesy of Black Enterprise Kandi Burruss made it known on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” that although she was known to the world as a great singer, it was her dream to tackle being an...
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Emanuel Steward, Famed Boxing Trainer, Dies At 68
Courtesy of the Associated Press Emanuel Steward, the owner of the legendary Kronk Gym and one of boxing’s greatest trainers, has died. He was 68. Victoria Kirton, Steward’s executive assistant, says...
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Did Stephen A. Smith Drop The ‘N-Word’ On-Air? [VIDEO]
Note to Stephen A. Smith: When the red light is on, watch your words. On Thursday, the ESPN correspondent found himself in hot water after a segment on First Take where he seems to utter the word...
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‘The Houstons’: Too Soon and Too Staged
Courtesy of The Root Reality television is exploitative by definition. It’s a fishbowl with sharks — entertainment at its most primitive. You root for the good guys, boo for the baddies and gasp when a...
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Toni Braxton Says ‘You’re Makin’ Me High’ Was About…Getting High
How deep did you read into Toni Braxton‘s 1996 hit “You’re Makin’ Me High”? If you caught on to the R&B veteran’s double entendre, you deseve a gold star. Related: Toni Braxton & Babyface Hook...
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Coupled Up: Is Chris Brown Trying To Play Rihanna & Karrueche Tran?
This week the web was all ablaze with news that Chris Brown was spotted with both Karrueche Tran and Rihanna, and that Kanye West might have proposed to Kim Kardashian, and we’ve got both of those...
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Rolling Stone Interview: President Obama Calls Mitt Romney A ‘Bullshi**er’
Courtesy of EURweb You could say the righties now have another BS reason to not like President Barack Obama. In fact BS is the reason in this case. It seems that President Obama used the BS word to...
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10 Things That Will Happen If President Obama Loses
By Charles D. Ellison Hacks, pollsters and pundits in the politics business call this “game theory” – fleshing out paths to victory by creating alternate universes and scenarios on a campaign war...
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