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Own Announces Fourth Season Renewal of Ava DuVernay’s Drama ‘Queen Sugar’

August 9, 2018

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, TV

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that it has renewed for a fourth season Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed original drama series Queen Sugar, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television. In addition, Que... Read Article

[Interview] Will Catlett Dishes On ‘Love Is’, New Age Dating, The Power of Potential and more

M.Musa

June 26, 2018

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You may recognize Will Catlett from web series like "That Guy", "Giants", or the t.v. series "Black Lightening" and "Insecure". The Virginia-born actor has teamed up with writer and director Mara Brock Akil und... Read Article

Boss Moves: Oprah Signs New Deal with Apple, Producing Original TV and Film Programming

Amber McKynzie

June 15, 2018

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As if owning and running her OWN network wasn’t enough, Oprah Winfrey has officially signed a multiyear deal with Apple to produce original content for the global tech brand. According to The Hollywood Reporte... Read Article

Tika Sumpter Joins ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie as Female Lead

Miss2Bees

June 11, 2018

Film, Her Source, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games

From OWN's TV show, The Haves and The Have Nots, actress Tika Sumpter is making her way to being the female lead in Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game franchise ... Read Article

Oprah Exhibit to Open at National African American Museum

Miss2Bees

June 5, 2018

Her Source, Hip Hop Community News

The National African American Museum is honoring Oprah Winfrey with her own exhibit. “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” will showcase numerous video clips, interviews, clothing, pe... Read Article

Checked Inn Shows That Brooklyn Is In The House

NDSmith

November 10, 2017

Her Source | Women's Hip Hop Lifestyle, TV

Brooklyn is always in the house… And this time, the house (that is the place to be) is in Brooklyn. Tuesday, November 21st at 10pm, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN meets with Bedstuy’s queen moguless, Monique Greenwood ... Read Article

OWN’s ‘Released’ Needs to be on Your Saturday Night Line-Up

Miss2Bees

September 29, 2017

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The docu-series Released will be joining Oprah Winfrey Network's popular Saturday night line-up. There are so many shows detailing the harsh realities of life inside of prison, but there is hardly any repres... Read Article

Laila Ali Tapped to Host OWN’s Emmy Winning ‘Home Made Simple’ Series

Angela Wilson

September 8, 2017

Her Source, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, TV

Undefeated four-time boxing world champion and cookbook author Laila Ali will join Daytime Emmy award-winning DIY series "Home Made Simple" as the new host for season seven. The inspirational speaker and you... Read Article

Oprah Says OWN Will Not Be Taking On The Show “Underground”

Venus Rose

June 7, 2017

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The recent cancellation of the hit series "Underground" has sparked up a lot of attention on what network would pick it back up. This show took viewers on a quest in America's slavery system digging into the ov... Read Article

CBS Makes Oprah Winfrey A Contributor For ’60 Minutes’

Venus Rose

February 1, 2017

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Yesterday CBS announced that Oprah Winfrey will contribute to several stories in the coming season of '60 Minutes'. This new deal combines the most famous female talk show producer in the world with the mos... Read Article

Essence Festival Host OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Screening, Featuring Common, Ava DuVernay and More

Angela Wilson

July 2, 2016

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, TV

The 2016 Essence Music Festival has started with a bang. From the nightly concerts at the Mercedes Benz Superdome, featuring New Edition and Babyface on Friday, July 1, the daytime events hosted a variety of ev... Read Article

Forbes Names Oprah Winfrey Richest Self-Made Woman in California

Tanaja Hill

June 5, 2016

Her Source, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Uncategorized

It's no secret Oprah Winfrey has a net worth of over $3 billion dollars, placing her #569 on Forbes’ List of the World's Billionaires. Although she isn't #1 on this list, Oprah takes the cake as the richest sel... Read Article

Oprah Winfrey’s Megachurch Series ‘Greenleaf’ Takes Faith To Another Level

Da'ryl Victoria

April 21, 2016

Her Source, TV

God, faith, religious corruption, infidelity, homosexuality, drug abuse, pedophilia and hidden secrets will all be revealed in the Oprah Winfrey Network megachurch drama series, Greenleaf. The series cen... Read Article

adidas and Damian Lillard Launch New Commercial

ayanarashed

January 19, 2016

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adidas debuts the latest chapter of ‘Creators Never Follow,’ a commercial starring Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard that jumpstarts 2016 by celebrating creators in sport. Creators are a... Read Article

Nike is Giving LeBron James His Own Font

ayanarashed

December 7, 2015

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Of course if anybody it would be the King, Nike Basketball is blessing LeBron James with a personalized typeface. Typography duo, Sawdust are the creators behind the typeface which continues their collaborat... Read Article

Check Out The OVO Women’s 2015 Capsule Collection

ayanarashed

November 18, 2015

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October's Very Own got you covered! Drizzy and the family at Octobers Very Own has the ladies covered with their newest capsule collection. The brand based out of Toronto has just released their l... Read Article

Tyrese Gibson & Rev Run Are Hosting A Relationship Talk Show

Miss2Bees

June 11, 2015

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, TV

Tyrese Gibson and Rev Run will be working together again, hosting a talk show about relationships. If you didn't already know, Rev and Gibson released a very successful novel on the same topic titled "Manology"... Read Article

Father of 34 Kids Gets Show Canceled by OWN Network

bkollie

June 5, 2015

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

Earlier this year, the world was stunned when Jay Williams appeared on the popular OWN series, Iyanla: Fix My Life. Williams is the father of 34 children by 17 women. Williams' appearance alone led to mini-show... Read Article

Oprah Winfrey Network Sues A Man Who Posed As Her Nephew

Miss2Bees

April 19, 2015

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, News Exclusives

I know we all wished that we were related to Oprah. The Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, filed a lawsuit in Florida against Justin Jackson because he pretended to be Oprah's nephew in return for benefits and ... Read Article

Watch Karrueche’s ‘Iyanla’ Interview In Its Entirety

khari

March 30, 2015

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QkpEpqrc0 It wasn't a Fix My Life, but it sure felt like it Iyanla Vanzant is known well for her Fix My Life series on Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network, where she plays life c... Read Article

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