Laz Alonso

Most talk about NBC's new nighttime soap Deception, which premieres tonight at 10, has centered on two things: the fact that its lead character is a black female  (Det. Joanna Locasto, played by Caliornication‘s Meagan Good) and the show's seeming...

Whitney Houston, left, and mom Cissy Houston at the Soul Train 25th anniversary Hall of Fame Special in 1995. Photo credit: AP Photo Jennifer Hudson sang to honor the late Whitney Houston at the Grammys. Jordin Sparks honored “Sparkle” co-star...

The NAACP announced its nominees for the 43rd Image Awards Thursday morning at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly HIlls. The awards celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in TV, music, literature and films. The winners will be annnounced...

The box office hit, "The Help," which looks at the lives of maids and their employees in the early 1960s in the South, won best film Friday evening at the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards....

Apparently, there's no such thing as a quiet little corner of the world when your name is James Cameron. "Welcome to the wind tunnel," the 56-year-old filmmaker said as a Santa Monica sea breeze gusted through the French doors of......

Angela Bassett promoting her new film "Jumping the Broom" at a downtown Chicago hotel on April 12, 2011. (E. Jason Wambsgans/ Chicago Tribune) Angela Bassett has portrayed several real-life figures during her 20-plus year career in film and television --...

"Thor" pounded the competition in theaters this weekend, helping to hammer away the memory of what has so far been a bleak year at the box office. The second big-budget studio release of the summer grossed a solid $66 million,......

"Jumping the Broom" movie premiere: Laz Alonso and Paula Patton, the groom and bride in "Jumping the Broom," were joined by fellow cast members including Romeo and Angela Bassett at the Cinerama Dome for the movie's Hollywood premiere. "We really wanted...

Attention all of you "Prison Break" fans who still relentlessly flood our InBoxes for the return of the 2009 canceled Fox drama: A&E Network has picked up "Breakout Kings," created by Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora of "Prison Break." And......

Every February we celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, but this one is extra special because we welcome NBC's "Community" back to TV after too long a hiatus. It's also when the high-profile Netflix series, "House of Cards," debuts. Back on...

May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...

"NEWS flash," says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips. "Spike Lee does not assume that every white person is racist. I do not feel that way. And I have not felt that way in the...