Debbie Allen
A milestone moment: sisters Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad—both directing stalwarts—marked “Grey’s Anatomy” hitting 450 episodes. Allen, an executive producer, frequent director, and on-screen force as Dr. Catherine Fox since Season 12, shared a set photo of the pair in director’s chairs as Rashad helmed an episode. The celebration, with Shonda Rhimes, Meg Marinis, Betsy […]
Vivian Ayers, a celebrated poet and playwright and the mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has passed away at the age of 102. Known for her cultural and literary contributions, Ayers was recently honored by NASA for her poem “Hawk,” recognized as a “Hidden Figure” of the Apollo 11 mission. Her daughter Debbie Allen […]
Taraji P. Henson will make her Broadway acting debut in “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” by August Wilson, starring alongside Cedric the Entertainer. Directed by Debbie Allen, the play is set in 1911 and follows African Americans seeking identity and healing during the Great Migration. Henson will play Bertha Holly, the boarding house co-owner. The […]
During the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday Night. Actress Michaela Coel took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Limited Series for her work on the British drama, I May Destroy You. RuPaul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program for RuPaul’s Drag Race. The win made history, as RuPaul has […]
Black Enterprise is honoring powerful female leaders at its Women of Power Legacy Awards this year in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 5th. The awards are part of the three-day 2020 Women of Power Summit, which is a professional conference with 1,500 attendees that focuses on female leaders of color. Two of the entertainment industry’s […]
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