More from Anaja I. Smith
BET Awards: Stars Weigh in on Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Feud and 5 Other Things You Didn’t See on TV
The 2024 BET Awards aired live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, toasting this year’s standout actors, comedians and singers across the culture. It was hosted by Taraji P. Henson for the third time, as the actress balanced trendy outfit changes, sketches in between performances and speeches that touched on the importance […]
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Sabrina Elba Opens Up About A-Beauty Skin Care Line S’Able Labs: “African Ingredients Are So Powerful”
Growing up, like many teenagers, UN Goodwill Ambassador and entrepreneur Sabrina Elba suffered from acne and post-inflammatory skin hyperpigmentation. With a condition that causes dark spots where active red acne pimples once were, she tried acids and many products from Sephora to clear her face of breakouts, only for it to do more harm than […]
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Jonathan Majors’ Red Carpet Return and 8 Other Things You Didn’t See on TV at the NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP’s 55th annual Image Awards marked the end to the months-long awards season and it went out with a bang, with stars like Oprah Winfrey and Usher, Oscar nominees including Sterling K. Brown and Jeffrey Wright, and Hall of Fame inductees like New Edition showing up for the glittering event at the Shrine Auditorium […]
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Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks Share How They Overcame Personal Challenges at Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards
On Thursday, stars graced the brown carpet ahead of Essence‘s 17th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards, where the honorees vulnerably highlighted the overall themes of faith, perseverance, joy and celebration. With celebrating joy also comes the acknowledgement of the challenges many Black women have faced in the entertainment industry, as honorees Halle Bailey, Danielle […]
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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Team on Exploring the Icon’s Music and His Message in New Film
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles premiere of Bob Marley: One Love was held at Westwood’s Regency Theater, where the theme of the night was the prolific star’s spirituality and how that commitment translated throughout his musical movement. “You can’t separate the music and the message,” is a quote that Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Marley in […]
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Grammy-Nominated Producer Khris Riddick-Tynes on His Music Journey: “This Means Something to the Culture”
In 2013, as a college student, Grammy-nominated producer Khris Riddick-Tynes was mixing tracks for Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly in the back of his political science class at Loyola Marymount University. An experience that he says, “Was creating something, with knowing that we knew it was tight, but then it getting out into the […]
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From Celebrity Parties to Paris Fashion Week: Events and Nightlife Guru Sean Dickerson Opens Up About Career
Sean Dickerson has made a mark in the nightlife scene with weekly parties at The Highlight Room and Bootsy Bellows, annual pop-up events and can’t-miss events surrounding fashion weeks around the world. The nightlife tastemaker and creative director of The Made Group has had a hand in curating popular events that bring out everyone from […]
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John Boyega Says ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Co-Star Jamie Foxx “Assured Me That He’s All Good”
Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone follows John Boyega’s Fontaine, Jamie Foxx’s Slick Charles and Teyonah Parris’ Yo-Yo as they solve a murder that leads them to peel back the layers of a larger issue in their community. At Tuesday’s premiere of the film, Boyega and Parris pulled up in a convertible before hitting the carpet, […]
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‘Sistas’ Actress Mignon Wants People to Heal or “You’re Just Going to Keep Living in the Same Cycle”
Tyler Perry’s comedy-drama series Sistas follows the lives of a friendship group, whose storylines are conversation-starters in person and online. The sister circle includes Andrea “Andy” Barnes (KJ Smith), Daniella “Danni” King (Mignon), Karen Mott (Ebony Obsidian) and Sabrina Hollins (Novi Brown), who are dealing with relationship issues, career choices and friendship drama that many […]
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‘Queen Charlotte’ Stars on Show’s Inclusive Portrayal of Black Women and Overcoming ‘Bridgerton’ Pressures
The Queen of the Ton is back, but this time as a teenager in Netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The prequel of Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton series follows a 17-year-old Queen Charlotte as she navigates her new life as the wife of King George III and the instantaneous changes she has to make in order […]
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Fear of God’s FW23 Line Transcends Time at First Fashion Show
An evening with the Fear of God fashion house at the Hollywood Bowl was more than a fashion show. It was a cultural and spiritual experience. From quality crafted pieces to the live performances, the independent luxury American brand founded by Jerry Lorenzo curated a mobile art exhibit for its attendees. Thirty years after Calvin […]
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‘Bel-Air’ Costume Designer Gives a Nod to Original Series But Creates New Trendy Looks for Reimagined Cast
The second season of Bel-Air, the dramatic reimagining of the hit ‘90s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is in full swing, and so is the fashion. Every Thursday, the cast is dressed in fashion-forward looks, starting in episode one with Jabari Banks’ Will wearing a purple-and-red suit from Grayscale, the luxury Los Angeles-based fashion house worn by […]
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