Anyone who doubts the power of Hollywood to create bigger than life images that have little basis in reality should take note of actor Michael Clarke Duncan’s film career. On the big screen Duncan has been portrayed as an 8-foot giant—in real life he’s just under...
Whatever we do, we should know that one day we will all face that man called ‘history’ and that day we should have a word to tell him. "–Paul Rusesabagina Imagine you lived in Kigali, Rwanda in April 1994 and you managed to survive the genocidal rampage that brutally...
When Queen Latifah’s debut album All Hail the Queen hit record stores in 1989, the mostly male-dominated rap world knew right away she was a force to be reckoned with. Surrounded by testosterone-only crews like Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy and Run D.M.C.,...
I picture Jamie Foxx’s soul thirty-eight years ago floating around in the spirit world preparing for his ordained time here on Earth. An angel is pointing out the lines souls can wait in to get what they need to do good work as human beings. Foxx is paying extra close...
Regina King was 13 years old when she earned a small part in a stage play called 227 at Marla Gibb’s Crossroads Theatre in Los Angeles. After the play’s successful run, it was adapted for television and King won the co-starring role of Brenda Jenkins (the daughter of...
If success really is the sweetest revenge, anyone who ever did anything wrong to Tyler Perry better recognize that the score has officially been settled—and he has upwards of $65 million in earnings on his side of the scoreboard. Sweet revenge indeed. But perhaps what...