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Roland Martin and NewsOne Now were on hand to capture the sights and sounds of this year's Essence Festival.

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Gabourey Sidibe has been showing off her slimmed-down look on Instagram and fans are loving it.

'The Cosby Show' star will recur as Taye Diggs’ mother on FOX's Empire. The actress will play the wealthy Diana Dubois, whose son, Angelo, is a prominent New York politician and a new love interest for Cookie.

Fox premiered a trailer for what can be expected. And Lord... this looks good!

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Ever since she was casted as Cookie Lyon on the smash-hit FOX series Empire, Taraji P. Henson’s career has been on fire like never before. Aside from landing back-to-back Emmy nominations for her portrayal as the no-nonsense ex-com matriarch of the Lyon clan, she recently earned a Golden Globe award for the fan-favorite role. Now, […]

The Academy Award winner and her husband are accused of failing to pay their taxes for two years, and now the government says they owe nearly $400,000.

In addition to having roles in three television shows at the same time —with Empire being his most popular— the 47-year-old is now preparing for his fifth child.

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The Empire finale is in the books with an ending that’ll make your toes curl, but before we dip off into an Empire-less offseason, we’ve…

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Freda Gatz seeks revenge, but accidentally takes it out on the wrong Lyon.

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Lucious' mother is very much alive, and her existence can ruin his life.