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Phaedra Parks poses during one of the opening events of the 2017 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans yesterday (June 30, 2016).
Parks spoke with Patrik Henry Bass about her work to change how black women are portrayed in the media and says that even though her time on the reality TV platform ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ challenged her control over her own image, she stays motivated.
Details + more photos + video of Phaedra’s interview below… Continue Reading…
Singer Mary J. Blige revealed a hot new look during an appearance at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans yesterday (June 30, 2017).
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Mary debuted a new box braided style onstage during an empowerment panel held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, moderated by Tamron Hall.
Check out more photos from Mary J. Blige’s new ‘doo below… Continue Reading…
It’s official!? Xscape is back and ready to show you guys what they’re working with!
[FLASHBACK: Kandi Burruss, Tiny Harris & Tameka Scott Sing “Who Can I Run To”… (VIDEO)]
The platinum-selling R&B girl group, which is comprised of Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott, shocked fans earlier this year with the announcement that they were back together and preparing to hit the road, but that was clearly just the beginning.
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Now, the ladies are back like they never left and will bring their endless catalogue of hits and fan-favorites to the 2017 ESSENCE Fest for their first full performance together in over 15 years.
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Cynthia Bailey of The Real Housewives of Atlanta opened up about her plans of divorcing Peter Thomas during her visit to The Essence Music Festival in New Orleans this past weekend.
As you know, Bailey confirmed a few months back that she and Peter were officially separated as they tried to figure out next steps in their relationships (click HERE if you missed that).
Now, after six years of marriage, the RHOA star revealed in a recent interview that she’s ready to proceed with divorce from her husband, whom she says she hasn’t seen in person for five months now.
On the flip side, upon hearing of his soon to be ex-wife’s announcement, Peter reached out to UPTOWN and says he places the blame for the turmoil on their ?individual ambitions.?
He?s also adamant that he never cheated on Bailey and that divorce was never an option for him, but he would?ve preferred if they made a joint public statement about the ultimate demise of their marriage instead of Bailey announcing it to the world during Essence Festival weekend.
Read both statements below… Continue Reading…
New Edition rocked the stage of the 2011 Essence Music Festival and surprisingly ALL 6 members showed up and showed out!
Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivens and Bobby Brown all hit the stage with a rousing performance.
“We knew we had to bring the “A” game and there was no room for anything but an “A”…” ~ Johnny Gill
Starting their set with Can You Stand the Rain, the group surprised the crowd when Bobby Brown hit the stage.
Johnny Gill eventually exited stage left, and Bobby led the group to an old school rendition of “Jealous Girl”…
VIDEO: New Edition Performs “Jealous Girl” EMF 2011
After their performance, the group discussed what it was like to all be onstage together.? Bobby even shared how difficult it was to re-learn all those all dance moves.
Watch video of NE’s backstage interview + more photos below: Continue Reading…
NeNe Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and her husband Greg were spotted boo’d up in the corner of the Belvedere Lounge during the 2011 Essence Festival last weekend (July 2, 2011).
The storyline of next season’s “Housewives” is rumored to be focused on Nene & Greg’s “divorce,” so it’s obvious why the two made sure they weren’t photographed together. If you recall, Lisa Wu-Hartwell was booted from the show after she WOULDN’T pretend there was drama in her marriage, apparently NeNe & Greg have decided to play the game.
Greg sat around looking bored in the corner while NeNe left to pose on the red carpet…
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