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Bill Duke's documentary Light Girls airs TONIGHT January 19th at 9:00 pm Eastern Time on the OWN channel. The series will feature Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India.Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley and Russell Simmons.
Light Girls, is the second work by Bill Duke, the African-American Actor and Film Director who released his initial "colorism" documentary--Dark Girls in 2011.
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Actress Yaya DaCosta,*** soon to be seen in the title role of Lifetime’s I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story, will host the public television series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Exchange as it returns for its seventh season. The star will emcee the new season of the innovative documentary program on contemporary art, life and culture in the African Diaspora. AfroPoP ****is produced by National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and co-presented by American Public Television (APT). The program premieres on WORLD Channel on Monday, January 19, at 8 pm ET/10 pm PT and runs weekly through February 16. APT will distribute AfroPoP to the full public television system in February 2015.
***DaCosta, who is of African American, Brazilian and Nigerian descent, enters an elite club ofAfroPoP hosts. Past hosts of the series are Idris Elba, Anika Noni Rose, Wyatt Cenac, Gabourey Sidibe and Anthony Mackie.
****AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange is produced by Angela Tucker and directed by Duana Butler. The series is produced with the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts. For details on AfroPoP, visit www.blackpublicmedia.org. To find out when and where to watch, including additional air dates for each of the episodes, check your local listings or go to www.APTonline.org.
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Sadly, there's so very much controversy surrounding the Real Housewives of Atlanta these days, with Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams ongoing feud and Phaedra Parks a nd husband Apollo Nida's marital woes, no one is saying too much about the addition of a one Claudia Jordan. Well, we are! Welcome to Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Claudia.
Claudia Jordan, the gorgeous former TV Fame Show Model turned TV Host & commentator is a breath of fresh air for this longtime top of the Nielsen Ratings gold--RHOA franchise. Alright, alright maybe not a breath of FRESH air because that is what we tohught Kenya Moore would be and she ended up being a pot stirrer but certainly Jordan who is from the "north" by way of Rhode Island will bring a different perspective to things. After all Jordan is one of the first ever African-American game show models on National TV via The Price is Right and later Deal or no Deal , additionally she's a former Celebrity Apprentice contestant--all substantial TV creds. Does anyone remember Claudia Jordan from Maxim and countless other PG rated men's glossies from the late 90s and early 2000"s? We do! We even watch her in present day as a very enlightened panelist on various cable news programs as well as follow her dabbling in real estate. The only thing we didn't know is that Claudia Jordan is a resident of Atlanta? really? THIS we didn't know.
How will Cynthia, Kandi, Phaedra and of course Queen Bee Nene Leakes get along with the Jordan?
Guess will find out come November.
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TONIGHT's the night when SNL alum and Head Writer Seth Meyers, the longest serving anchor on SNL, takes to the airwaves via his own show. Late Night with Seth Meyers will air TONIGHT at 12:35 am EST. No one's really sure what to expect, delivery-wise, of the Emmy-Award Winning Meyers. We do know that good friend and SNL alum Amy Poehler is set to appear as one of his first guests as is Vice President Joe Biden.
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Are you ready NYC? The long awaited and much anticipated debut of Jimmy Fallon taking over the reigns of the famed Tonight Show from Jay Leno is finally here. TONIGHT The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon--not WITH Jimmy Fallon, he changed it back to the days of Johnny Carson using "starring", will have as its first guest Superstar Will Smith. The musical guest will be legendary rock band U2.
The Tonight Show Starring JimmyFalon airs at 12:00 am EST/11:00 pm Central on NBC.
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The late night wars have continued on and off over a period of at least two decades with each talented MC vying for the top spot in the late night ratings war. Now at long last Jay Leno is set to again "retire" from his post as host of the Tonight Show and the more youthful late late night fave TV Personality Jimmy Fallon is set to take the reigns. David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel look out! Click here for more.
Is it true? TV Host Chris Harrison of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette fame is going to design a mne's clothing line? Click here for the full story.
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The long awaited wedding of actor turned ubiquitous TV Host Mario Lopez (EXTRA, X Factor etc.) finally took place this past weekend, Saturday December 1st. Photos from Lopez's Punta Maria, Mexico wedding to the stunning Broadway talent Courtney Mazza's nuptials are seen TODAY on People.com. Lopez's wedding, which included his two-year old daughter with Mazza, Gia Francesca, was attended by celebs like Eva Longoria, a close friend, and others. Click here for more.
*photo by Fameflynet
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The Food Allergy Initiative 13th Annual Spring Luncheon was an afternoon of perfection on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Cipriani 42nd Street with an estimated 550 supporters coming out for event. The fundraiser, a popular much anticipated annual, raised $784,000 to date. Proceeds will benefit the Food Allergy Initiative’s research, education, and advocacy programs aimed at finding a cure and raising awareness of life-threatening food allergies.
WABC-TV Eyewitness News Anchor Lori Stokes Stokes has been involved with Food Allergy Initiative for 10 years, hosting the luncheon for 6 years. Stokes herself a sufferer of tree nut allergies has a daughter that also shares her malady. Stokes (pictured at far left with Blogger Tia Walker) happily informed us that allergy-free foods has been a much improved field over the years, "There's so many new products that are on the market that either gluten-free or tree nut free or if you something with eggs...whatever it is, that's a beautiful thing when you can actually find something that tastes good."
2012 Co-Chairs Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin, and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. Melissa Rosenbloom served as the Event Advisory Chair. Jessica Mukasey Barkoff, Elizabeth Hecker, Jamie Lichtenberg, and Lana Platin were the Goodie Bag Co-Chairs. Liana Silverstein Backal, Nicole Lenner, Melissa Meyers, and Jennifer Fisherman Ruff were the Raffle Co-Chairs. This year’s guest speaker was Dr. Hugh Sampson, an internationally known researcher and Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Lori Stokes, Anchor, WABC-TV, was the Mistress of Ceremonies.
Support levels were as follows: Tables were available for $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500, and individual tickets were available for $2,000, $1,000, and $50
