Tracee Ellis Ross and Paul Wall Are the BFFs You Didn't Know You Needed
In today’s Tweet Beat, Paul and Tracee kick it, Reese Witherspoon mourns and Chris Brown is making some changes.
Tracee Ellis Ross Had the Greatest 18th Birthday I've Ever Seen
In today’s Tweet Beat, Tracee Ellis Ross was the luckiest teen in the world, Spencer Pratt gives up easily and my mother would have murdered me if I had done what the Kardashians did to Kris Jenner.
Last Night's Black-ish Gracefully Bashed Black Republicans
In an episode that graciously skated around party politics, Wednesday night’s Black-ish took on the notion of the rare Black Republican. The problematic issue at hand: Junior joining the Young Republicans Club.
Anna Faris and Chris Pratt Nail the Awkward Family Photo
In today’s Tweet Beat Anna Faris and Chris Pratt continue their adorable streak, Amy Schumer and Tracee Ellis Ross look great together and Ashton Kutcher gets philosophical.
An Interview With Stacy Beverly, Costume Designer for Black-ish
On ABC's hit series Black-ish, about an extended upper-middle-class family going through typical suburban family motions with a gimlet eye towards race, characters have an incredible sense of style that sets the tone for the show. Colors are bright, styles are simultaneously nuanced and over the top, while the…
Diversity on TV Is Scary, Reports White Woman
On Tuesday, Deadline Hollywood's Nellie Andreeva dissected the swell of actors of color in television's casting rooms and leading roles, writing that minorities might be snatching too many jobs. I mean, what are the white actors supposed to do in this kind of climate?
All the Enviable Looks at Essence's Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon
Essence held its eighth annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Two-thirds of the outfits have already been stolen by me and I'm not sorry. Here are some of the outfits—originally worn by the likes of Laverne Cox, Tracee Ellis Ross and Teyonah Parris—that are now in my closet.
Black-ish Star Tracee Ellis Ross Talks Hair, Black Standards of Beauty
Last week I published a piece on this site about how a white dude at the opera called me "disgusting" after I refused pull back my naturally curly hair. I wrote that my hair looked "more Tracee Ellis-Ross in Black-ish than Diana Ross's 1983 Central Park performance." Translation: I was having a tame hair day. And now,…
These Celebs Went Christmas Ham on Instagram This Year
Another holiday, another reminder via Instagram that celebrities are kinda sorta not really just like us, but in some ways they are. Unlike Thanksgiving's embarrassment of riches, however, Christmas brought out some impulses of humility, with a lot of celebs showing off their families, their festivities, and their…
Appraising Black-Ish and Its Satisfying, Imperfect First Half
On Wednesday night, Black-ish aired its requisite Christmas episode, the fall finale, which featured Andre (Anthony Anderson) campaigning to be the first Black Santa for his annual office party. One of the show's simple, burdensome tasks as a Black family sitcom that also directly tackles race is to merely succeed. In…
Tracee Ellis Ross: 'You Hire Me, You Hire My Hair'
In an essay for Entertainment Weekly, Tracee Ellis Ross talks about the importance of black women on primetime television having the freedom to wear their hair the way it grows out of their heads.
Natasha Lyonne and More Very Cool People Really Want You to Vote
Joan Jett! Tracee Ellis Ross! Carrie Brownstein! A dancing ovary puppet! Everyone you ever thought was cool got together and remixed "Bad Reputation" to help you vote in next week's midterm elections on Nov. 4th. Why? The War on Women rages on and Republicans are trying to stop The Ladies from voting because we …
How to Get Away With Murder and Black-ish Picked Up for Full Seasons
There will be enough Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross to go around at least until May sweeps, as both Black-ish and the Shonda Rhimes-produced How to Get Away with Murder have been been ordered for full seasons by ABC. Like Annalise Keating, I am glowering at an invisible camera in celebration.
It's Raining People of Color on TV Thanks to Shonda Rhimes, Scandal
People of color are taking over … the fall television schedule. From Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis to Octavia Spencer and Tracee Ellis Ross, it’s a long overdue change on network TV.
Chris Brown Thrown Out Of Rehab, Back in Jail
Only a few weeks ago it seemed that Chris Brown was doing so well. He had been undergoing residential treatment for anger issues (as well as recently diagnosed Bipolar and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and was said to be cooperating and progressing. But yesterday, Brown was discharged from the treatment facility in…
Bright Hues and Cool Shoes at the Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards
Yesterday at Essence magazine's sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon, tears flowed as honorees took the stage.
Gorgeous Hair and Bad Hemlines at the Hollywood Reporter Nominees Night
Last night in Beverly Hills, some of the Oscar nominees gathered at Spago for The Hollywood Reporter Nominees' Night event. No one really knew what to wear, so there were cocktail dresses next to jeans and Snoop Dogg rocked a knit cap.
Flirty Frocks and Hideous Hose at the Elle Women in Television Celebration
Last night at the Elle Women in Television Celebration held at Soho House in West Hollywood, the fashion was all over the place: Formal black feathers, vivid yellow fringe, a shiny metallic short suit. While many of the awesome ladies in attendance looked great, there were, as always a few misfires. Let's take a look.
What They Wore
[New York, January 7. Image via WENN.]
Stars Rock The Red Carpet At NAACP Image Awards
Last nights' NAACP Image Awards honored members of the African-American community (Aretha, Stevie) for various achievements, but one of the great unspoken achievements of the evening was the red carpet-wear. The women, on the whole, all looked beautiful, sophisticated, and fresh: America Ferrera was radiant, Chandra…
