Precious is finally arriving in theaters after being the beneficiary of practically a year’s worth of buzz since winning a trio of trophies at Sundance, including that prestigious film festival’s equivalent of Best Picture. I’m happy to be the bearer of the good news that the movie more than lives up to the critical acclaim. …
The “Precious” Interview, Just Give Mo’Nique the Oscar!
Mo’Nique Imes was born on December 11, 1967 in Baltimore which is where she started her showbiz career as a stand-up comedienne on a dare a couple of decades ago. From there, she gained visibility and immense popularity with performances on “Showtime at the Apollo,” HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” “Apollo Comedy Hour” HBO’s “Snaps,” BET’s …
Ladybrille Magazine Gives American and European Women the ‘Africhic’ Global Style and Entertainment They Want
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to fashion and lifestyle products, American and European women enjoy taking risks and setting trends with products that seamlessly integrate into their lifestyles. Until now, these women have embraced products from Asia, Europe, and the USA but NOT Africa. Africa has largely been ignored because mainstream …
Chaka Khan, Mo’Nique, Stephanie Okereke at the 6th Annual African Goodwil Awards 2009!
Music Icon Chaka Khan, the brilliant Comedian & Actress Mo’Nique, Soprano legend Hope Foye, Nollywood Actress Stephanie Okereke, Nigeria’s Olympian Marathon runner Mary Akor, Her Excellency Dame Patience J. Goodluck (middle) wife of Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and Dr. Deborah Hyde, the second Africa-American Neuro Surgeon were some of the dynamic personalities …
6th Annual African Goodwill Awards 2009
Many organizations[not-for profit/profit] and individuals, the world over, love Africa and give generously of their time and monies to make the continent a better place. Very often,however, the acts of these cheerful givers go unnoticed. Nevertheless, one organization African Focus, an LA based not-for profit organization, has for the past five years been celebrating these …