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Queen Latifah got a message from Vice President Kamala Harris at the start of the 2024 NAACP Image Awards, reminding the show’s host to ask people to vote this year. As part of her opening comments, the rapper talked about the struggles that Americans are facing, like inflation, which prompted…

The arts are well represented on Time magazine’s annual Women of the Year list, with the class of ’24 including actor, writer and director Greta Gerwig, actor Taraji P. Henson and singer, songwriter and actor Andra Day. The list of 12 women was announced this morning. Also included on the roster…

Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple, Hidden Figures) has joined the cast of Peacock’s limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist in the series regular role of Vivian Thomas, a savvy businesswoman and Chicken Man's (Kevin Hart) mistress. The series reunites Henson with Hart who have…

Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright, Garrett Morris and Mara Brock Akil are the honorees of the 6th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors. The annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence in the motion picture and television industry. Actor and comedian Tommy Davidson will host the gala set to take…

Danielle Brooks is definitely overjoyed at her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for The Color Purple, after all the many, many years of hard graft she has put into her craft. However, she can’t help but wish the film had more nominations than just her own. On Tuesday morning, the nominations…

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Taraji P. Henson is in contention for an Oscar nomination for her performance as Shug Avery in The Color Purple. But she's also got a big stake in another Academy Award contender, the feature documentary Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project. Henson serves as an executive…

Oprah Winfrey is clearing things up following a string of remarks made by The Color Purple star Taraji P. Henson. Henson has been opening up about the challenges she has faced in Hollywood despite being an established female actor in the industry. The Empire alum called out the pay disparity and how…

Taraji P. Henson was an Emmy nominee over the weekend, has been nominated for Oscars, won 11 Image Awards, won a SAG Award, Golden Globes — you name it. That is why it is a little surprising she was somewhat unsure if she was the right actor to take on Shug…

Taraji P. Henson is opening up about her time filming The Color Purple and is criticizing that production had the cast drive themselves to the set. In a new interview, the Empire alum revealed that producers of the film gave the cast rental cars to take themselves to the set of the production…

Barbie director Greta Gerwig emerged from the elevator at the Château Marmont with producer David Heyman and her agent Jeremy Barber in tow. Pleasantries and hugs were exchanged between them and May December filmmaker Todd Haynes and his longtime collaborators, the producers Christine Vachon and Pam…

Taraji P. Henson, who has been speaking out about pay disparity in Hollywood, reveals she fired her entire team for not capitalizing on the success of her hugely popular Cookie character on Empire. Henson starred as Cookie Lyon, the wife of former drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul, Lucious Lyon…

Taraji P. Henson got real when talking about the pay disparity in Hollywood and opened up about the struggle she continues to face despite her success in the industry. While making an appearance on Gayle King’s SiriusXM show to promote The Color Purple, Henson broke down in tears as she talked about…