If you’re a lady with an appreciation for automobiles, popular journalist and online mogul SékouWrites has launched a new portal just for you. Sékou has officially launched BumperCandy.com, a multicultural women’s-interest website featuring “beautiful cars and the lifestyle that comes with owning them.” BumperCandy.com is the sister site to SimplyRides.com and both online destinations are [...]

Emmy-winning journalist Richelle Carey has left CNN’s sister channel HLN. Carey anchored HLN’s “News Now” show weekdays from 3-4pm ET and also hosted a weekly segment called “What Matters.” The latter feature put the spotlight top issues and concerns facing the African-American community. A network rep for HLN confirmed her departure. “I am VERY happy [...]

Gaius Charles and Jerrika Hinton were among the actors with recurring roles on ABC’s drama “Grey’s Anatomy” who were just promoted to series regular. Charles and Hinton, along with Camilla Luddington and Tessa Ferrer, have become series regulars as “Grey’s Anatomy” enters its tenth season this fall. All four actors played interns on the Shonda [...]

Hollywood veteran director/producer Bill Duke is set to premiere his new documentary, “Dark Girls” at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Dark Girls” pulls back America’s curtain to reveal the deep-seated biases and hatreds of racism both inside and outside of the Black American culture. Dark-skinned Black women from various walks of life open up about [...]

While businessmen are known for networking and deal making on the golf course, successful women executives will take these arts to the next level by connecting in seminars, pampering sessions and a luxurious fashion event in a luxurious Caribbean environment. Hundreds of accomplished, culturally diverse women from around the world will convene at the “Women [...]

Good news for “Original Kings of Comedy” funnyman Steve Harvey. His daytime talk show has been renewed through 2016. NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution has solidified its agreement with Harvey’s show, which is confirmed for more than 65% of the U.S. The 56-year-old comic’s daytime talk show was a breakout hit in its first season, beating [...]

When family band Forever Jones was approached about doing a reality show, they entertained offers from several production companies who wanted to capture the story of the faith-based music family for television. The family patriarch, Dewitt Jones Sr., said they ultimately decided to go with Bounce TV because of a unique partnership. “When Bounce TV [...]

Was Judge Kathleen McHugh’s 30-day jail sentence issued to Chad Johnson too severe? AlwaysAList.com reported on June 10 that Judge McHugh sentenced Johnson to a month in jail after he slapped his attorney Adam Swickle on the butt after complimenting him on his work. Now the Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi tells TMZ that Johnson’s [...]

Former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien has landed her first post-CNN deal. The former host of CNN’s “Starting Point” has inked an overall content development deal with HBO and also will join the network’s sports news magazine show, “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” O’Brien’s deal allows HBO to have first look at scripted projects and long-form [...]

He can officially be called the “Hardest Working Man in Gospel,” as Grammy winner Kirk Franklin expands his profile with a new reality show and a SiriusXM channel. Black Entertainment Television has announced that Franklin will host a new series called “Gone Gospel,” a one-hour music competition reality series that chronicles the journey of popular [...]