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Usher, Fantasia Barrino, 'Color Purple' honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

Mar. 17, 2024 23:37 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the superstar R&B singer spoke...

African American Film Critics group celebrates Black Hollywood and beyond while building its stature

Mar. 01, 2024 12:20 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filmmaker Ava DuVernay remembered working as a publicist years ago, struggling to draw major traffic to star-studded events for the African American Film Critics Association. No matter which renowned Black actor showed up — from Viola Davis to Forest Whitaker...

Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board, donating all of her interest in the company to a museum

Feb. 29, 2024 12:16 PM EST

Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in...

Lara Love Hardin's memoir 'The Many Lives of Mama Love' is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick

Feb. 27, 2024 08:22 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club selection is an author and ghost writer’s life story, chronicling her journey from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others. Lara Love Hardin's “The Many Lives of Mama...

Today in History: February 26, World Trade Center bombed in 1993

Feb. 26, 2024 00:06 AM EST

Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2024. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of New...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3

Jan. 25, 2024 11:15 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3: Jan. 28: Actor Nicholas Pryor (“Risky Business”) is 89. Actor Alan Alda is 88. Actor Susan Howard (“Dallas”) is 82. Actor Marthe Keller (“Marathon Man”) is 79. Actor Barbi Benton is 74. Director Frank Darabont (“The...

In 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism

Jan. 22, 2024 21:59 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” She had Isabel Wilkerson’s book in galleys before it was published in 2020. Oprah Winfrey kept telling her to read it. But she put it off. It seemed an imposing read. Copies kept proliferating...

Today in History: January 14, Lance Armstrong admits to using performance-enhancing drugs

Jan. 14, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2024. There are 352 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 14, 2013, cyclist Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey during a videotaped...

Reggie Wells, Oprah's longtime personal makeup artist, dies at 76

Jan. 11, 2024 16:58 PM EST

BALTIMORE (AP) — Reggie Wells, who spent more than 30 years as Oprah Winfrey's personal makeup artist and worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Halle Berry and numerous other celebrities, has died. He was 76. The Emmy winner and Baltimore County native died there...

Golden Globes ratings rebound to 9.4 million viewers, up from 2023 telecast

Jan. 08, 2024 16:43 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Reviews have been poor for Sunday's 81st Golden Globes, but the telecast pulled in an average of 9.4 million viewers, up about 50% from last year, according to CBS. The ceremony had the benefit of an NFL lead-in, as well as an especially starry gathering that drew...