This past April, Lionsgate announced the acquisition of film rights to Tyler Perry’s current stage play, “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” Well reports as to who will star in the film have hit the net. Retired rapper Bow Wow, veteran actress Loretta Devine and “Old Spice Guy” Isaiah Mustafa are all said to star in the upcoming flick. Read the rest of this entry »

We caught up with filmmaker Tiona McClodden, the writer and director of the highly-acclaimed full length documentary, “black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of African descent.”  This poignant film has made the film festival rounds both nationally and internationally, receiving several awards, and was recently released on DVD.  After watching this film for the first time, I felt it was a must-see for all self-identifying lesbian/queer women of African descent whether in the closet, out for a week, a year or ten years.  In fact, lesbians of all ethnic backgrounds could benefit from seeing this film.  The stories shared by this diverse group of lesbian women were both affirming and reinforcing.  In our interview, Tiona shared her inspiration for the film,  her own personal coming out story, details about her latest project “Baby Makes Me,” featuring Staceyann Chin, and her hopes and desires for the black lesbian community going forward. Read the rest of this entry »

One of our favorite America’s Next Top Model contenders, Yaya DaCosta (Season 3), has been busy. Recently named Esquire’s “Woman of the Summer,” the actress/model appears in a supporting role in the lesbian family comedy, “The Kids Are All Right.”

She had this to say about the film, Read the rest of this entry »

Find Me Truth, the sequel to the well-received gay indie film Finding Me, is due out Summer 2010. In anticipation of the film’s release, OmeProductions continues to whet fans appetite with the recent unveiling of new cast photos and a preview of the first single off the movie soundtrack, “I Hate You.”

“I Hate You,” performed by singer-songwriter K’Bana Blaq, is lead single off the film’s soundtrack and is currently available for purchase.

Check out cast photos and preview “I Hate You” after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

In a recent post-jail interview, the self-proclaimed King of the South, rapper T.I., spoke with CNN’s T.J. Holmes about his latest projects and discusses whether he could see himself as a rapper at age 40.

“I’m not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. I would not,” T.I. said. “That’s Jay. He’s doing it very well. Hats off, but I don’t see me doing it. I just don’t see that for me. “

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After recently sharing with fans how he found out Mariah Carey was dropping out of his upcoming film, “For Colored Girls,” Tyler Perry has finally announced the actress to replace her – it’s Thandie Newton.

During Perry’s message to fans about the incident, he announced the official cast as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

Hey BGG readers, Soul here with yet another installment of Soul Wants To Know. Now I have quite a bit to say this week cause stuff is just getting to me. From Lil’ Kim’s acts of desperation to Drake’s queenie behavior , Oh how we need to talk! Read the rest of this entry »

Director Tyler Perry shared with fans his reaction to the news Mariah Carey would no longer be a part of his latest production, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf.” In a message posted on his site, Perry tells the story of being on vacation when he got the news. Read the rest of this entry »

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