The Ice Bucket Challenge has penetrated pop culture in ways few fundraising campaigns are able to do. The challenge is raising money and awareness for amyotrophic…
Home[1] » NewsOne Now[2] » Victoria Rowell: Black Production Can’t Just Be Tyler Perry And Oprah Former soap opera star Victoria Rowell[3] is trying her hand at crowdsourcing with Indiegogo[4] to fund her latest project, “The Rich and the Ruthless.” “I want to get them [African Americans] to black-owned productions,” she said. “It can’t just be Tyler Perry and Oprah.” Stay connected on 2013 CBCF Coverage[5], and tune in to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin this fall on TV One[6]! Tags: CBC » CBC 2013 » Congressional Black Caucus » crowdsourcing » newsone now » Tyler Perry » Victoria Rowell » Videos[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] '); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'https://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/2660?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_'+_CI.counter; script.async = true; // Ensure td elements align properly in two column rows script.onload = script.onreadystatechange = function() { if ( !this.readyState || this.readyState === "loaded" || this.readyState ...
Maryland organizer Tiffany Flowers[1] and her boyfriend Alan Hanson entered the Regal Cinemas Majestic Stadium 20 theater in Silver Spring, Maryland expecting to enjoy a showing of the highly anticipated Lee Daniel’s The Butler. Instead, they were greeted by police officers and armed guards who maintained a presence inside of the theater for the duration of the film. Flowers began tweeting about her experience early Sunday morning, bringing the racial profiling to the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who stars in the film, as well as Regal Cinemas. Film-maker and distributor Ava Duvernay[2] (Say Yes, Middle of Nowhere) put some Hollywood weight behind Flowers’ mobilization efforts by offering to provide her with corporate contacts for Regal Cinemas. According to Flowers, she spoke with the manager of the cinema, who informed her that they always have heightened security when they expect large openings for films. When the manager was asked by Flowers which other movies had warranted armed ...
c, and Vanzant, prompting Vanzant to release an open letter to the rapper over the weekend, saying she still supports and loves the artist and encourages him to find his way back to a “clean life.” After her show premiered on Saturday night, with a seemingly drugged DMX abandoning his son and cursing out Vanzant, the spiritual teacher released a video of herself repledging her support to the rapper: Beloved, I know we haven’t spoken since our time together in Yonkers. And what I’m hearing is that they are just waiting for the call. They are waiting for the day they get the call. And you know what I mean. But I’m not waiting for that call. I’m calling on you, and I’m not going to give up on you. I will n ...
Appearing on the season premiere episode of Iyanla Vanzant’s ‘Fix My Life,’ Yonkers rapper, DMX, born Earl Simmons, exploded at the motivation guru, telling her in so many words to get her life. Vanzant, well known for asking searching, difficult questions of those who come to her for help, was unprepared for “The Dog” to bark. But when he did, she had no problem giving it right back to him. “Shut the f*** up, man!” DMX screamed at Vanzant. “I’m not intimidated by you,” she returned calmly. “You ain’t got to be intimidated, just stop running your mouth!” Tell Iyanla to stop talking? He must not have gotten the memo that that was a no-no. See more of the promotional clip below: DMX — who has been in and out of jail for years, while battling a crippling drug addiction — also appeared on the reality show “Couples Therapy” with ex-wife, author Tashera Simmons. The second series of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” premieres Saturday, April 13 at 9PM EST. <
