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I spend my morning with Iyanla Vanzant every day.  She’ s like a great aunt in my mind and her daily devotional “Acts of Faith” helps to focus my attentions on what’s important in life.  Well, my great aunt had to go completely off on rapper DMX. Iyanla’s OWN television show ”Iyanla: Fix My Life” is heating [...]

About two months ago, friends turned business partners Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey struck a deal for Perry to write, direct and executive produce two series for Winfrey’s OWN network. Look for a mid-2013 premiere of those two show: a drama, “The Haves And The Have Nots” and a sitcom called “Love Thy Neighbor,” both [...]

All Hail Lady O!  She has singlehandedly began the process of shifting the ratings flop that was the OWN network with her show Oprah’s Next Chapter.  This show serves as a platform that showcases Oprah’s strength, which is connecting with people (celebrities) and evoking honest and straight forward answers. On an upcoming episode of the [...]

Sunday’s airing of the OWN network’s ”Oprah’s Next Chapter” proved to be a rating success.  The one-hour long broadcast featured a very casually dressed pair, talking casually about some serious topics including the death of Rihanna grandmother whom she affectionately refers to as “Gran Gran Dolly”, the domestic violence incident with Chris Brown and her undying [...]

Forgiveness and reconciliation are two words that Oprah Winfrey and Iyanla Vanzant know well.  After engaging in a much publicized rift that led to Iyanla being dismissed from the Oprah Winfrey Show over 10 years ago the pair had a come to Jesus healing session on TV on Oprah’s final season on network TV.  The two have come full circle. [...]

The 16-year old 2-time Olympic gold medalist is living the charmed life.  After shocking the critics and snagging two gold medals in Gymnastics  during the London Olympics, she added endorser to her bio after closing a multi-million dollar endorsement  deal with Kelloggs, appearing on Jay Leno with the first lady of the United States of America and serving as [...]

It’s been 3 years since the awful beating that Rihanna took at the hands of her then boyfriend singer Chris Brown.  She’s still emotional about it.  During the taping of Oprah’s interview show “Oprah’s Next Chapter” the Barbadian beauty talked that relationship and the embarrassment she felt during the public incident and break up. Watch [...]

Before I write this post I am going to admit that I stan for Oprah, with that said…. The contributions that have been made by Oprah Winfrey can be felt throughout the fabric of America and beyond.  Her mere existence during the 80′s, 90′s and 00′s on television, opened a lane for little black girls who may have been [...]

Spotted at dallasblack.com Oprah Winfrey owns a mansion in Montecito, a lavish apartment in Chicago, a huge ranch in Hawaii — and now a barber shop in Nashville. Winfrey has purchased her father Vernon’s barbershop out of foreclosure, and his wife — Oprah’s stepmother — is furious. Advertisement “I know what is going on. I’m [...]

Three years after his death, the 14-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson is sharing some intimate moments about her life with him in an interview with Oprah. Paris Jackson will be the next big feature on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” this Sunday. The pair discusses how the teen has coped with the grief of her father’s passing. [...]