{blackbabes} Zoe Kravitz attends the Saint Laurent show in a sheer bralette.

 

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{blackbabes} Spirit Awards: Timothee Chalamet, Janelle Monae, Robert Pattinson Round Out Presenters List

 

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 Film Independent has announced the final batch of presenters set to take the stage at the 33rd edition of the Independent Spirit Awards, which IFC will air live Saturday at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET.

Joining the roster of presenters are Call Me by Your Name's Timothée Chalamet (who's up for Best Male Lead and also the best actor Oscar the next day), Robert Pattinson (also up for Best Male Lead for his role in Good Time), Spirit Award winner Janelle Monáe, Get Out scene-stealer Lil Rel Howery and awards-season MVP Michael Stuhlbarg. Rounding out the list of presenters are Zoey Deutch, Elizabeth Olsen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Sarah Silverman.

Film Independent also said that Sunflower Bean will be the house band during the event on the beach in Santa Monica.

The latest presenters join the previously announced Fred Armisen, Chadwick Boseman, Carrie Brownstein, John Cho, Jason Clarke, Jon Hamm, Ethan Hawke, Salma Hayek Pinault, Spike Lee, Ben Mendelsohn, Kumail Nanjiani, Margot Robbie, Amanda Seyfried, Lena Waithe, and Ava DuVernay, who is this year's Honorary Chair.

This year's nominees for the banner Best Feature are Call Me by Your Name, The Florida Project, Get Out, Lady Bird and The Rider. Dee Rees' Mudbound will receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.

Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, The League) and John Mulaney (Kid Gorgeous, Big Mouth) are returning as hosts after injecting their "Oh Hello!" humor into last year's ceremony, giving it a jolt of irreverence. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent's year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry.

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{blackbabes} ‘Empire’: Rhyon Nicole Brown & Porscha Coleman Set To Recur On Fox Drama Series

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Rhyon Nicole Brown (Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le,and Porscha Coleman (You Can't Fight Christmas) are set for recurring roles on the fourth season of Fox's hit hip-hop drama series Empire.

Brown will play Maya, the daughter of Poundcake, Cookie's (Taraji P. Henson) fellow inmate. Maya was born in prison, stolen from her mother's arms, and adopted by upper middle-class parents. A classically trained dancer, she's beautiful, graceful, and headstrong. Coleman will portray Mercedes, Porsha's (Ta'Rhonda Jones) sexy and ambitious cousin. She has a street-hustle mentality and looks to exploit any avenue she can to jumpstart her budding singing/rap career.

Season 4 has seen Lucious (Terrence Howard) battling to regain his physical and mental faculties after the explosion and Cookie (Henson) with her own challenges, revisiting her traumatic 17 years in prison in a series of flashbacks.

Brown's recent credits include Lifetime's Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, BET's Tales, and Freeform's Lincoln Heights. She's repped by APA, Luber Roklin Entertainment and HeyGurl, Inc.

Coleman was recently seen in TV One's original film, You Can't Fight Christmas. She's repped by Pantheon and Branding Avatar.

Empire was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, who executive produce with Brian Grazer, showrunner Brett Mahoney, Ilene Chaiken, Francie Calfo and Sanaa Hamri.

Empire returns Wednesday, March 28 at 8/7c on Fox.

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{blackbabes} Rashida Jones to reboot '9 To 5'

 

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Rashida Jones has been recruited to revamp 1980 comedy classic 9 To 5.

The original film's stars Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin will be involved with the new project, according to Deadline, while Patricia Resnick, who wrote the original movie, is reportedly in talks to team with Jones and create a new script.

The new film will centre upon three women, who seek out the advice of the movie's original characters on how to get their own back on a sexist boss.

Parton, Fonda, and Tomlin have been eager to reunite on the screen for several years with the country singer hoping to appear on the actresses' Netflix show Grace and Frankie.

"I told them whenever I get a little block of time, I'd love to come be on the show (sic)," Parton previously said. "We always talked about a (9 to 5) reunion."

"We're praying, we're hoping so," Tomlin told talk show The View. "Jane and I are really plugging for it and we've finally convinced the management at Netflix. They're very excited; they're very turned on to it."

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{blackbabes} Tisha Campbell-Martin Cast In ABC Drama Pilot From Robin Roberts & Regina King

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Former Dr. Ken and My Wife & Kids star Tisha Campbell-Martin is set as a series regular in ABC's Untitled Holmes drama pilot from CSI: NY showrunner Pam Veasey, Robin Roberts and Regina King and ABC Studios.

Written by Veasey with King set to direct, the drama explores the lives of five African-American sisters, all officers in the NYPD, as they face the challenges of their high-risk jobs while juggling the responsibilities of marriage, motherhood and family.

Campbell-Martin will play Sgt. Anise Kendrick-Morrison, a witty, tough and outspoken patrol officer with a sharp sense of humor. She is immensely proud of her family, especially her four sisters in the NYPD. The first to join the force, she proudly patrols her own childhood neighborhood in Queens.

Campbell-Martin most recently starred as Simone Biles' mother in the Biles biopic Courage to Soar, which aired on Lifetime this month. The pilot role also marks a return to ABC for Campbell-Martin, who starred as Damona on both seasons of Dr. Ken and as Janet opposite Damon Wayans on all five seasons of My Wife & Kids. Campbell-Martin is repped by The Kohner Agency and Del Shaw Moonves.

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{blackbabes} ‘Ballers’: Joy Bryant Set To Recur In Season 4 Of HBO Series

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Parenthood alum Joy Bryant is joining the upcoming fourth season of HBO's Ballers in a recurring role.

Bryant will play a successful public defender who is a single mom to a hotshot rising football star in high school.

Created by Stephen Levinson (Boardwalk Empire), Dwayne Johnson-starring Ballers looks at the whirlwind lifestyles and real-life problems of former and current football players. Johnson plays ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today's players in sun-soaked Miami. Cast also includes Rob Corddry, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown, Jazmyn Simon and Dulé Hill.

Bryant, known for her role as Jasmine on all six seasons of NBC's Parenthood, most recently appeared as a series regular on Amazon's Good Girls Revolt. Her film credits include Screen Gems' About Last Night opposite Kevin Hart and Regina Hall. Bryant is repped by by ICM Partners, Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management, and Shreck Rose Adams.

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{blackbabes} ‘The Fix’: Breckin Meyer & Merrin Dungey To Co-Star In ABC Drama Pilot

 

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Breckin Meyer, who is recurring on ABC's Designated Survivor, is expanding his relationship with the network via a co-starring role in drama pilot The Fix. It also has cast Merrin Dungey in her return to ABC, where she had roles on Once Upon a Time, Conviction and Alias.

The Fix, described as part legal thriller, part confessional and part revenge fantasy, is written by Marcia Clark, Elizabeth Craft and Sara Fain. After losing the biggest case of her career and being shredded by the media, former prosecutor Maya Travis has left Los Angeles for a quiet life in rural Oregon. Eight years after her devastating defeat, the murderer strikes again, forcing Maya to return to L.A. to confront him one more time.

Meyer will play Charlie Wiest, a spineless opportunist who doesn't have enough power within the office to control its inner workings, despite his grave efforts. Dungey will play CJ, a DA investigator who was one of Maya's closest friends and confidantes during the high-profile trial.

Craft, Fain and Clark executive produce with Mandeville's David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Laurie Zaks.

Meyer is recurring as Keifer Suterlands estranged brother Trey on Designated Survivor. He also recently wrapped production on the feature film Changeland, directed by Seth Green. Meyer created the TBS multi-camera comedy series Men at Work, which he also executive produced, and also played the co-lead opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar on TNT's Franklin & Bash. Meyer continues work as a voice actor and writer alongside Green on the Adult Swim animated comedy Robot Chicken. He is repped by Paradigm, Principato-Young Entertainment and Sloane Offer.

Dungey recently co-starred as CEO Claire Thorpe on the freshman Fox medical drama series The Resident and played Detective Adrienne Quinlan on HBO's Big Little Lies. Dungey is repped by Gersh, Industry Entertainment and attorney Marcy Morris.

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{blackbabes} Four billboards outside Indian Wells hail Williams

 

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Los Angeles (AFP) - Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian has splashed out on four giant billboards to mark the tennis star's return to tournament play in California next week.

Ohanian, borrowing a tactic at the centre of Oscar-nominated movie "Three Billboards, Outside Ebbing Missouri", delighted Williams after the giant adverts appeared on the motorway heading to the desert city of Indian Wells.

The first three billboards, which also feature images of the couple's baby daughter, spell out the message, "Greatest Momma Of All Time".

A fourth billboard reads: "Serena Williams - G.M.O.A.T - Alexis Jr + Sr."

In an Instagram post, Ohanian revealed he had designed and paid for the ads himself.

"These just went up alongside I-10 into Palm Springs," Ohanian wrote. "I wanted to welcome her back to tennis. Designed them myself with some help from Jr," he added.

Williams was bowled over by the gesture. "Literally am crying," she wrote in a comment under Ohanian's Instagram post. "This is so sweet. I love you."

Williams, 36, has not played a full WTA tournament since missing most of 2017 due to the birth of her daughter.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion played in a Fed Cup game for the United States earlier this month and will return at next week's BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

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{blackbabes} Nickelodeon Unveils 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards Nominations

 

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With the film awards season wrapping on Sunday, Nickelodeon has announced the nominations for its 2018 Kids' Choice Awards, which cover movies, TV, music and online.

Among this year's movie hopefuls are Coco, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wonder Woman and stars Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Kevin Hart, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth. The TV side sees Stranger Things and its star Milly Bobby Brown nominated alongside such series as The Big Bang Theory — whose Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco also are up for acting awards — Fuller House and The Thundermans.

Hosted by wrestler-turned-actor John Cena, the slime-fueled ceremony is set for 8 PM Saturday, March 24, live from the Forum in Inglewood, CA Social media star and Dance Moms alum JoJo Siwa will perform a medley of hits including "Boomerang," which has garnered over 500 million views on YouTube.

Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions, with Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz serving as executive producers. Here is the full list of nominees:

FILM
(Voting for the film categories begins February 26)

Favorite Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Pitch Perfect 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Greatest Showman
Wonder Woman

Favorite Movie Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman, Justice League)
Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Ragnarok)
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)
Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
Kevin Hart (Moose Finbar, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle)
Will Ferrell (Brad, Daddy's Home 2)

Favorite Movie Actress
Anna Kendrick (Beca, Pitch Perfect 3)
Daisy Ridley (Rey, Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
Emma Watson (Belle, Beauty and the Beast)
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman & Justice League)
Zendaya (Anne Wheeler, The Greatest Showman & Michelle, Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)

Favorite Animated Movie
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Cars 3
Coco
Despicable Me 3
Ferdinand
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Emoji Movie
The Lego Batman Movie

TELEVISION
(Voting for the television categories begin Monday, March 12)

Favorite TV Show
Fuller House
Henry Danger
K.C. Undercover
Saban's Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Stranger Things
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
The Thundermans

Favorite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Loud House
The Simpsons

Favorite TV Actor
Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead)
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash, The Flash)
Jace Norman (Henry Hart, Henry Danger)
Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory)
William Shewfelt (Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger, Power Rangers Ninja Steel)

Favorite TV Actress
Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Fuller House)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny, The Big Bang Theory)
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans)
Lizzy Greene (Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things)
Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover)

MUSIC
(Voting for the music categories begin Monday, March 5)

Favorite Music Group
Coldplay
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
The Chainsmokers
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Artist
Bruno Mars
DJ Khaled
Ed Sheeran
Luis Fonsi
Kendrick Lamar
Shawn Mendes

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
P!NK
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song
Despacito (Remix) – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
I'm The One – DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne
It Ain't Me – Selena Gomez & Kygo
Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
That's What I Like – Bruno Mars
Thunder – Imagine Dragons

Favorite Breakout Artist
Alessia Cara
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Harry Styles
Khalid
Noah Cyrus

Favorite Global Music Star
Black Coffee (Africa)
BTS (Asia)
Lorde (Australia/New Zealand)
Maluma (South America)
Taylor Swift (North America)
The Vamps (UK)
Zara Larsson (Europe)

OTHER CATEGORIES
(Voting begins Monday, March 19)

Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2018
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Minecraft: Java Edition
Star Wars Battlefront II
Super Mario Odyssey

Favorite Funny YouTube Creator
Alex Wassabi
DanTDM
Dude Perfect
Liza Koshy
Markiplier
Miranda Sings

Favorite Musical YouTube Creator
Ayo & Teo
Jack & Jack
Jacob Sartorius
Johnny Orlando
JoJo Siwa
Why Don't We

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{blackbabes} Stacey Dash, ‘Clueless’ Actress And One-Time Oscar Punchline, Running For Congress

 

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Clueless star/former Fox News commentator Stacey Dash has made it official: she's running for Congress in California.

The actress on Monday filed docs to run in California's 44th district, which encompasses Compton, Watts, San Pedro and North Long Beach; it has been a Dem stronghold for years; these days repped by Nanette Barragán. It's a district that overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016; Dash is Republican.

Earlier this month, Dash hinted the move was in the works:

A Donald Trump endorsement cannot be far behind.

In January of 2016, when Dash weighed in on Fox & Friends about the lack of diversity in that year's Oscar nominations, her remarks drew praise from then-candidate Trump.

"We have to make up our minds," she opined. "Either we have segregation or integration. If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards — where you're only awarded if you're black. If it were the other way around, we'd be up in arms." Dash also insisted there "shouldn't be a Black History Month. We're Americans, period. That's it."

Then GOP presidential race frontrunner Trump gave F&F his two cents' worth on the Oscars flap, telling F&F's co-hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Anna Kooiman, "I saw somebody on your show today saying, 'Well, what do we do with BET?' The whites don't get any nominations. I thought it was an amazing interview, actually. I'd never even thought about it from that standpoint."

At the 2016 Oscars, host Chris Rock got in on the exchange when he brought Dash on stage at the awards ceremony, saying the Academy had taken steps to fix the lack of opportunity for black actors, and naming Dash director of its minority outreach program.

"I cannot wait to help my people out. Happy Black History Month!" Dash told Oscar-goers then giggled nervously as the audience reacted with silence. "Thank you," she added, then dashed off stage. It was unclear if attendees had any idea who she was, much less the gag.

"I just walked offstage from the Oscars and where I got no applause," she said after her brief appearance. "No boos. Nothing. People were awestruck, which was a little disappointing. But I did it because I wanted to. I stand in my position, and Chris asked me to do it and I love him and I support him. And I also think I should be the head of diversity at the Oscars. I think I'm the perfect person to do that."

Based on the social media strength of that Oscar gig, Dash got cast as the mayor of Chicago in Syfy's Sharknado: The 4th Awakens. By then, Trump was within spitting distance of the White House, so Dash made perfect sense as mayor of a city struggling with racial strife. Things didn't go so well for Mayor Dash; she got crushed by a house, Wicked-Witch style.

In January of '17, when Fox News Channel covered Trump's first full week in the White House, it did so with a culled crop of contributors. Among the departed: George Will and Dash – two names never before used in the same sentence.

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{blackbabes} Oscar List Of Nominated Song Performers Includes Mary J. Blige, Sufjan Stevens, Common

 

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Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Natalia LaFourcade, Miguel, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens and Common will perform the Oscar nominated songs at the 90th Oscars, say show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd. The Jimmy Kimmel-hosted show is Sunday, March 4.

"We're excited to have these talented artists showcase the powerful contribution music makes to film making," said De Luca and Todd. "It's a privilege to welcome them to the 90th Oscars stage."

Bernal, LaFourcade and Miguel will perform the Oscar-nominated song Remember Me from Coco; Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

Blige will perform Mighty River. Blige performed the song for Mudbound, and she is nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category. Blige wrote the Oscar-nominated song with Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson.

Common and Andra Day will perform his Oscar-nominated song Stand Up For Something from Marshall, his collaboration with Diane Warren.

Settle will perform the Oscar-nominated song This is Me from The Greatest Showman.

Stevens will perform his Oscar-nominated song Mystery of Love, written for Call Me by Your Name.

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{blackbabes} SERENA WILLIAMS NARRATES 1968, THE STORY OF OLYMPIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CULTURAL LEGACY, AIRING SUNDAY, FEB. 25, AT 4:10 P.M. ET ON NBC

 

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – February 23, 2018 – Fifty years since the Olympic Games in Mexico City, NBC Olympics will bring viewers back to that tumultuous and politically-charged year with a 90-minute documentary entitled 1968. Four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams narrates the film, which makes its broadcast television debut Sunday, Feb. 25, at 4:10 p.m. ET on NBC.

"The connection between sports and social issues is as urgent and relevant today as it was in 1968," said Jim Bell, President, NBC Olympics Production and Programming. "Those Games took place in a turbulent year, so it is fitting that they are as memorable for the protests as for the performances. The stories of what these athletes endured before, during, and after Mexico City are both inspiring, and heart-breaking. And we are honored to have Serena Williams as our guide for this extraordinary work."

1968 was a transformative year in the U.S. and throughout the world. It was the deadliest year of the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated. Soviet troops crushed the Prague Spring. Protest movements raged in North America and Europe. In Mexico City, protests turned violent when government troops opened fire on demonstrators just 10 days before the Games.

Amidst that backdrop, the Mexico City Games became a stage for the collision of sport and politics. On the podium for the 200-meter medal ceremony, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists in a statement against racial discrimination. While the iconic image of their silent gesture is universally celebrated half a century later, at the time, Smith and Carlos were dismissed from the team and sent home from Mexico City.

American athletes were not the only ones protesting in Mexico City. 1968 also tells the story of Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska, who protested the Soviet invasion of her country by looking away as the Soviet national anthem played during her medal ceremonies. Like Smith and Carlos, Caslavska also faced criticism for speaking out, and struggled for years in the aftermath.

The Mexico City Games were also memorable for thrilling competition and remarkable performances. The U.S. Team topped the medal table, led by the greatest team in track and field history. Dick Fosbury changed the high jump forever with his revolutionary "Fosbury Flop," and Bob Beamon broke the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet.

1968 also features interviews with NBA icon and cultural ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who protested the 1968 Games; heavyweight champion George Foreman, who took home a gold medal at the Games; civil rights activist Harry Edwards, who led the Olympic Project for Human Rights; as well as Emmy Award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw.

1968 will also air an NBCSN, Sunday, Feb. 25, as part of a three-hour documentary block beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. 1968 will be available streaming on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group's live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs.

For a preview of 1968, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R-3hC5B7yg

ABOUT SERENA WILLIAMS

Serena Williams exemplifies courage, beauty, power and style, and has overcome insurmountable odds to win 23 career Grand Slams. Her remarkable tennis achievements combined with her off-court success in fashion and philanthropy, as well as a strategic partner and investor, makes her one of the most recognizable global icons in the world.

Overall, Serena has 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles. She's won 783 Professional singles matches, 185 doubles professional matches, 72 WTA singles titles, 23 WTA doubles titles, Gold Medal in Doubles in 2000 (Sydney), 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London), and Gold Medal in Singles in 2012 (London).

Serena is a dedicated philanthropist. She started the Serena Williams Fund, is a global Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and in the fall of 2016, she joined philanthropic forces with her sister Venus to establish the Williams Sister Fund where they launched their first endeavor in their hometown of Compton: the Yetunde Price Resource Center. Named after their eldest sister who was killed by senseless gun violence, the Resource Center conducts community asset inventory and develops a comprehensive resource network designed to connect residents affected by violence with service providers. In February 2016, Serena partnered with the Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation to build a school in Jamaica and has funded and opened two schools in Africa that are currently in operation.

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{blackbabes} 'I’m Dying Up Here’: Xosha Roquemore Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Showtime Series

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The Mindy Project alum Xosha Roquemore has booked a season-long arc on the upcoming second season of Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here.

Roquemore will play Dawn Lima, an in-your-face, sexy and fearless comedian who will talk about anything except who she really is. Dawn recently arrived in Los Angeles to try stand-up at Goldie's after performing in Detroit and Chicago. Daughter of a preacher, she feels judged not only by her father but by the world at large. A "friend with benefits" of Nick (Jake Lacy), she is struggling with her sexual identity, not just professionally but also personally.

Created and executive produced by Dave Flebotte and executive produced by Jim Carrey and Michael Aguilar, the fictional I'm Dying Up Here, based on the book by William Knoedelseder, explores L.A.'s famed 1970s stand-up comedy scene. It delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional group of competitive but close-knit comedians mentored by Goldie (Melissa Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist but nurtures her comedians with tough love. The ensemble cast also includes Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, RJ Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin and Al Madrigal. Brad Garrett, Nicole Ari Parker and Stefania LaVie Owen will also recur in season-long arcs.

Flebotte, Carrey, Aguilar, Christina Wayne (Assembly Entertainment), Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson and Endemol Shine Studios serve as executive producers on Season 2.

Roquemore was a series regular on The Mindy Project and had a key role in the Oscar- nominated film Precious. She has also appeared in such feature films and TV series as The Disaster Artist, G.B.F., Southland, Rescue Me, My Boys, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Nurse Jackie. She is repped by UTA, Authentic and Schreck Rose.

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{blackbabes} Amirah Vann To Star In ABC Drama Pilot From Robin Roberts & Regina King

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Former Underground star Amirah Vann is set as a lead in ABC's Untitled Holmes drama pilot from CSI: NY showrunner Pam Veasey, Robin Roberts and Regina King, and ABC Studios.

Written by Veasey with King set to direct, the drama explores the lives of five African-American sisters, all officers in the NYPD, as they face the challenges of their high-risk jobs while juggling the responsibilities of marriage, motherhood and family.

Vann will play Ella, one of the sisters. Smart, kind, and principled, Ella patrols her childhood neighborhood in Queens. One of the five sisters who are all officers in the NYPD, Ella is a stand-up cop who goes out of her way to prove that police officers can still be good guys who treat people fairly. Married for 18 years, Ella is also a mother of three who struggles to balance her home life with her job.When she chooses to disregard protocol, her partner gets shot, putting his life and her career in jeopardy.

Vann is best known for her role as Ernestine in Underground, which wrapped its second and final season in May. She recurs as Tegan Price on How To Get Away With Murder, and Justine Simon on USA Network's Unsolved: the Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. Her feature credits include Tracers and So It Goes. Vann is repped by CESD and Jeremy Katz at The Katz Company.

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{blackbabes} Famous in Love: First Look at Season 2 Key Art

 

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{blackbabes} Tiffany Haddish Set to Host the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards

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Tiffany Haddish's worldwide takeover continues: The Girls Trip breakout has been tapped to host the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing Monday, June 18 at 9/8c.

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{blackbabes} The Flash First Look: Iris Suits Up as a Speedster — Find Out How and Why!

 

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It's Iris West as you have never seen her before, when The CW's The Flash fits Barry Allen's wife for a speedster suit in an upcoming episode.

In the perfectly titled "Run, Iris, Run," airing Tuesday, March 13, Team Flash confronts a new bus meta, Matthew AKA Melting Pot (Westworld's Leonardo Nam), with the ability to swap people's DNA — which is precisely what he does when he transfers Barry's super speed to Iris (played by Candice Patton).

In the wake of that switcheroo, and with a new threat unleashed on Central City, Barry must act as team leader while Iris takes on the mantle of superhero speedster.

The Flash resumes Season 4 on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 8/7c.

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{blackbabes} Lupita Nyong’o To Star In ‘Born A Crime’ Based On Memoir By Trevor Noah

 

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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, currently starring as Nakia in Disney/Marvel's record-smashing, watershed hit Black Panther, has signed on to star in Born a Crime, the film adaptation of The Daily Show host Trevor Noah's bestselling debut autobiography Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.

Nyong'o will play Noah's mom, Patricia, who served as an important figure to her son in his formative years. She was shot in the head by his stepfather while returning from a church service in 2009, but survived.

Noah is producing the project through his Ark Angel Productions alongside Norman Aladjem of Mainstay Entertainment, Derek Van Pelt, Sanaz Yamin and Nyong'o.

Released in 2016, the novel has spent 26 weeks on the bestseller list and has won the James Thurber Prize for American Humor and two NAACP Image Awards. Spiegel & Grau, the imprint that published Noah's first novel, has bought his untitled follow-up memoir, which will be published by Random House on November 13.

Nyong'o, who earned an Oscar for her performance in 12 Years a Slave, up next stars in Abe Forsythe's Australian zombie comedy Little Monsters, and is set to produce and star in the onscreen adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's bestseller Americanah, which has her Black Panther co-star Danai Gurira penning the script.

Nyong'o is repped by CAA and Del Shaw, while Noah is with CAA, Mainstay Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson.

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{blackbabes} Kerry Washington and Gina Rodriguez can't believe Eva Longoria's baby bump at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

 

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{blackbabes} Oscars: Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Lin-Manuel Miranda Among Second Group Of Presenters

 

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the next group of presenters for the 90th Oscars telecast. They are Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Armie Hammer, Oscar Isaac, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gina Rodriguez, Eva Marie Saint, Wes Studi, Kelly Marie Tran and Zendaya.

They join previously announced Mahershala Ali, Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Laura Dern, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Holland, Kumail Nanjiani, Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and Daniela Vega.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, The Oscars will air live Sunday, March 4, on ABC.

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{blackbabes} ‘Staties’: Annie Ilonzeh Cast As Lead Of ABC Drama Pilot

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Annie Ilonzeh (Empire) has been cast as the lead in ABC's drama pilot Staties, from Matt Partney & Corey Evett, Maniac Productions and ABC Studios. She joins previously cast male lead Andy Karl and co-star David Zayas.

Written by Partney and Evett and directed by Rob Bowman, Staties centers on Eliza Cortez (Ilonzeh), a hard-charging NYPD detective who's banished to the boonies after a high-profile mistake and is paired with a new partner, Oregon State Trooper Sam King (Karl), whose investigative techniques don't exactly follow protocol.

The daughter of a criminal, Eliza has got a chip on her shoulder and a lot to prove. Initially with the NYPD in Brooklyn, she's bounced off the force after a one-woman assault on a meth lab leaves a city block in rubble. After getting a job with the Oregon State Police Force — the only squad that would hire her — Eliza is obliged to adjust to an infinitely more easygoing and eccentric team of co-workers.

Michael Seitzman & Christina Davis executive produce via their Maniac Productions alongside Partney, Evett and Bowman.

Ilonze, whose series credits also include Person of Interest and Graceland, is with Etcetera and Company and attorney Michael Auerbach.

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{blackbabes} Tiffany Haddish to Star in Netflix Animated Comedy From BoJack Team

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Girls Trip star Tiffany Haddish is taking a trip to Netflix.

The breakout actress will voice one of the lead characters in Tuca & Bertie, a new animated comedy from the team behind BoJack Horseman, the streaming service announced on Tuesday. She'll play Tuca, a 30-year-old carefree toucan who lives in the same apartment building as her friend Bertie, a neurotic songbird. (The role of Bertie has not yet been cast.)

Tuca & Bertie has already landed a 10-episode straight-to-series order from Netflix. BoJack supervising producer Lisa Hanawalt will pen the pilot; BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksburg will serve as an executive producer, along with Hanawalt and Haddish.

Haddish is plenty busy: She's already co-starring as Tracy Morgan's ex in the upcoming TBS comedy The Last O.G. (debuting April 3), and she hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time last November. She also played sister-in-law Nekeisha on NBC's The Carmichael Show, which wrapped up a three-season run last summer.

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{blackbabes} Serena Williams: What my life-threatening experience taught me about giving birth

 

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By Serena Williams

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/opinions/protect-mother-pregnancy-williams-opinion/index.html

(CNN)I almost died after giving birth to my daughter, Olympia.

Yet I consider myself fortunate.

While I had a pretty easy pregnancy, my daughter was born by emergency C-section after her heart rate dropped dramatically during contractions. The surgery went smoothly. Before I knew it, Olympia was in my arms. It was the most amazing feeling I've ever experienced in my life. But what followed just 24 hours after giving birth were six days of uncertainty.

 

It began with a pulmonary embolism, which is a condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs becomes blocked by a blood clot. Because of my medical history with this problem, I live in fear of this situation. So, when I fell short of breath, I didn't wait a second to alert the nurses.

This sparked a slew of health complications that I am lucky to have survived. First my C-section wound popped open due to the intense coughing I endured as a result of the embolism. I returned to surgery, where the doctors found a large hematoma, a swelling of clotted blood, in my abdomen. And then I returned to the operating room for a procedure that prevents clots from traveling to my lungs. When I finally made it home to my family, I had to spend the first six weeks of motherhood in bed.

I am so grateful I had access to such an incredible medical team of doctors and nurses at a hospital with state-of-the-art equipment. They knew exactly how to handle this complicated turn of events. If it weren't for their professional care, I wouldn't be here today.

 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black women in the United States are over three times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. But this is not just a challenge in the United States. Around the world, thousands of women struggle to give birth in the poorest countries. When they have complications like mine, there are often no drugs, health facilities or doctors to save them. If they don't want to give birth at home, they have to travel great distances at the height of pregnancy. Before they even bring a new life into this world, the cards are already stacked against them.

 

Here's the reality of one woman, as documented by UNICEF. In Malawi, Mary James walked hours to reach the closest health center while she was in labor. Exhausted, she made it to the facility and gave birth, only to lose her child later that day. She picked a name for him, but he never opened his eyes. He never cried. She kept the name to herself. Sadly, Mary's nameless son was not the only one. That same day, approximately 2,600 babies died on their first day of life.

 

According to UNICEF, each year, 2.6 million newborns die, tragically before their lives even really get started. Over 80% die from preventable causes. We know simple solutions exist, like access to midwives and functional health facilities, along with breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, clean water, basic drugs and good nutrition. Yet we are not doing our part. We are not rising to the challenge to help the women of the world.

 

Mary's baby died because there weren't enough doctors or nurses to save him. This is a chronic problem plaguing the most impoverished countries. But what if we lived in a world where there were enough birth attendants? Where there was no shortage of access to health facilities nearby? Where lifesaving drugs and clean water were easily available to all? Where midwives could help and advise mothers after birth? What if we lived in a world where every mother and newborn could receive affordable health care and thrive in life?

 

That world is possible. And we must dare to dream it for every black woman, for every woman in Malawi, and for every mother out there.

 

Across the globe, organizations like UNICEF are committed to delivering simple solutions on behalf of every mother and newborn. These solutions include recruiting and training more doctors and midwives, guaranteeing clean and functional health facilities, making the top 10 lifesaving drugs and equipment available, and most importantly, empowering adolescent girls to demand quality care.

Every mother, everywhere, regardless of race or background deserves to have a healthy pregnancy and birth. And you can help make this a reality.

 

How? You can demand governments, businesses and health care providers do more to save these precious lives. You can donate to UNICEF and other organizations around the world working to make a difference for mothers and babies in need. In doing so, you become part of this narrative -- making sure that one day, who you are or where you are from does not decide whether your baby gets to live or to die.

 

Together, we can make this change. Together, we can be the change.

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