News & Gossip

Mark those calendars for Sunday, May 16, because you’re going to want to witness why Queen Latifah just might score an Emmy nod for her…

News & Gossip

When Mo’nique accepted the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress,” in 2009, for her stellar portrayal of Mary Lee Johnston in Lee Daniels’ “Precious,” her…

News & Gossip

  Mo’Nique told INSIDE EDITION that she was offered the headline making part of Cookie, but instead it went to Taraji P. Henson, who has…

Celebrity News

Say what now?! Mo’Nique is now saying that she was supposed to play “Cookie” in the FOX hit show Empire. Via Inside Edition Mo’Nique explained that the show’s creator, Lee Daniels, who directed her in her Oscar-winning role in Precious, wanted her to play Cookie. “When he called me up, he offered me the role in […]

Entertainment

The 2017 Academy Awards are just days away and this year’s nominees are blacker than ever! Just a year after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy has made it a point to make this year as diverse as possible. This year’s nominees include greats like multiple Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, Viola Davis and breakout star of […]

News & Gossip

As we ready ourselves for the 87th Academy Awards this weekend we’re finding out more disconcerting details surrounding the award show. Yesterday we learned more about the white males who dominate the voting process, and today we discovered Mo’Nique has been blackballed by Hollywood ever since she won Best Supporting Actress for Precious in 2009. In an essay for THR seen by E! News the actress discussed finding out months ago […]

Tom Joyner, WTTE Exclusives

04/11/14 – Comedian Monique stopped by the studio and the crew couldn’t help but notice her new figure. Find out what she said when Tom…

Celebrity News

Mo’Nique reveals in a sitdown with Arsenio Hall about how her husband approached her regarding her weight. Mo’Nique’s husband, Sydney Hicks, told her, “Momma, that’s too much weight, I want you for a lifetime.” Mo’Nique has dropped 82 lbs and shares how she felt about her husband’s comment. Check out a clip below from her interview on The […]

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National

Comedienne and actress Mo’nique joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Thursday, from Los Angeles, and shared why black entertainers must appreciate black institutions like the NAACP…

When part one of the “Love & Hip Hop: New York” season 4 reunion special aired last night, fists were thrown and tears were shed…

Our Moments

With the Oscar’s taking place this Sunday, and “The Help” receiving 3  nominations, we take a look back at black female Oscar winners and nominees…