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Dear LeToya Luckett, You Are a National Treasure, Especially Playing Rochelle Cross on Greenleaf
THIS ARTICLE HAS LIGHT SPOILERS, BUT SPOILERS NONETHELESS. I’m going to go ahead and tell on myself and pray that the Beyhive doesn’t feel inclined to come get this smoke: LeToya Luckett was always my favorite Child of Destiny. I remember, way back in the ’90s, running into LeToya and Latavia at Lenox Square Mall…
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If You Can, You Should Totally Meet Rick Fox. You Know, Rick. Fox.
One of the fun things about this here semi-charmed life of mine is that over the course of the past, say, 12 years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet more famous folks than I can shake a stick at. At this point, it’s harder for me to remember who all I’ve met; I’ve probably forgotten…
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'I Did It and So Can You': OWN's Star Entrepreneur Mahisha Dellinger Wants You to Mind Your Business
Mahisha Dellinger is a study in self-sufficiency. Growing up in the Sacramento, California neighborhood of Meadowview, dubbed “Danger Island” due to its high rates of crime, Dellinger learned early on how to take care of herself. With her mother often working and her older brother entangled in gang culture, Dellinger decided her own destiny early…
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Sweet Deal: OWN Picks Up Queen Sugar for a 4th Season
The Bordelon family isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and neither is Queen Sugar. OWN announced Wednesday that it would be picking up the epic family drama for a fourth season—surprising no one, given the show’s dedicated fan base. Erik Logan, president of OWN, in a statement announcing the decision, lauded producer Ava DuVernay for the…
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OWN’s Love Is ____ Aims to Redefine #RelationshipGoals
Many of us want love to be wrapped up in an attractive package with all the bells, whistles, hugs and kisses. I know I do. Father God, please let my mate be smart, kind, generous, a dreamer but a doer, mentally stable, financially free, an advocate and a consumer of therapy, and also, can he…
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Wait—Did Mr. All-American Tom Brady Tell Oprah He Has ‘Respect’ for Players Taking a Knee?
I begrudgingly have to admit that Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback I love to hate, is now less hated in the cockles of my heart because of a recent comment Mr. All-American made about the NFL protests. The pretty boy, who was at least at one time friendly with President Donald Trump—but who…
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Oprah Admits to Crying Over Lost Love, Shares What TV Is Missing About Black Love and More at the Premiere of Love Is ___
OWN set up a pink carpet, as opposed to red, for the premiere of the network’s newest show, Love Is ___, on Monday. It’s a romantic dramedy that stars Will Catlett (Black Lightning) and Michele Weaver as Yasir and Nuri respectively, characters based on power couple Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil. I’m obsessed with…
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Iyanla, Fix My … Bath? Iyanla Vanzant Is Launching a Line of Body Products on HSN
Well, beloveds, here’s an intervention we didn’t see coming: Inspirational speaker, best-selling author, spiritual life coach and New Thought guru Iyanla Vanzant is gearing up to get even more personal with her extensive fan base. The star of OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life is now planning to work wonders on our personal-care routines with the…
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Iyanla Vanzant Has Hazel-E Read Her Lyrics to Famous Black Women, and Twitter Pops Its Butt in Laughter
There’s a short clip making the rounds on the interwebs about reality-TV personality Hazel-E getting “schooled” by Iyanla Vanzant, self-proclaimed life fixer, on Vanzant’s television show, Iyanla: Fix My Life. During the episode titled, “Broken Reality: Hazel-E,” Vanzant brought the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood player (born Arica Adams) into her “legacy room,” a space…
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Discovery Communications Shells Out $70,000,000 to Buy Majority Stake in the Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications parted with a cool $70 million to buy a majority interest in the Oprah Winfrey Network. As the Los Angeles Times notes, prior to the deal, OWN was a 50-50 joint venture between the trailblazing star and the mass communication company. However, as of Monday, Discovery’s ownership stake increased to almost 75 percent.…

