Mahershala Ali (above) and the cast of the hit movie ‘Moonlight’ were honoured at last night’s Golden Globe Awards when the project was presented with the Best Drama trophy.

Only right then, as the movie continues to rock theatres nationwide, that its cast and crew celebrate their win by speaking to press at the ceremony about the project.

Alas, their time with media outlets saw them quizzed on Kim Burrell’s slamming of the LGBT community  and how it may have affected Janelle Monae who stars in ‘Moonlight’ as well as ‘Hidden Figures’, the movie Burrell recorded music for.

How they responded?

Watch below…

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Viola Davis honoured her mentor and friend at last night’s Golden Globes ceremony when she presented her with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the star-studded ceremony.

Those who tuned in will agree that Davis’ introduction was just as memorable as the headline-making speech Streep followed it with.

Watch below…

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Idris Elba‘s commercial pull intensifies with every passing movie the actor stars in.

How so?

Details on his prodigious new feat below…

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Honoring the year’s best and brightest film and television stars, tuck in below to find out who walked away with the coveted trophies from tonight’s showing of the annual Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

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Tracee Ellis Ross, star of ABC’s hit series ‘Black-ish,’ took home a Golden Globe tonight for ‘Best Actress in a Television Comedy or Musical.’  Unknown to many at the time of her win, the achievement came as a historic one as she became the first black woman to walk away with the award in over three decades.

Details inside:

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‘Hidden Figures’ is making major moves at the box office and it’s all thanks to you!

Find out how your support has pushed the movie to astronomical heights below…

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Vivica A. Fox hit the promo trail hard this week in support of her ‘Magic Mike’-inspired reality show which launched on Lifetime this week.

Titled ‘Black Magic,’ the series sees Fox put her name and reputation on the line to audition and create an all-male urban exotic dance group with hopes of getting a Las Vegas residency.  Chronicling the mens’ voyage from the rehearsal hall to the stage, the show has already courted a bit of controversy thanks to some off-putting comments by Fox regarding its target audience (read more on that here).

As that subsides, if you’re curious to see how many people tuned in to catch the muscle bound hunks on January 4th at 10/9c, tuck in below:

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As Contemporary R&B’s leading lady the pressure is on Kehlani‘s debut album to move units far greater than the acts vying her spot.

Fortunately, that hasn’t stopped her from enjoying some downtime at Kiehl’s My Vitality Party hours ago.

There, at the Bleecker Event Hall in New York City, the ‘SSS’ siren rubbed shoulders with the likes of Kitty Cash, Amanda Lepore, Billy Porter and Veronica Webb.

More snaps below…

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Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, we revisit ‘Revenge’, the monumental ABC series which launched on September 21st 2011.

In it, an affluent family named The Graysons are enjoying life, power and prosperity in the Hamptons when a wealthy young woman named Emily Thorne moves into the house next to their’s.

Impressed by their new neighbour, they welcome her into their social scene.

Little do they know that Emily Thorne is none other than Amanda Clarke, the daughter of a man who was betrayed and murdered by and because of them and their unscrupulous deeds.

What happens when Amanda launches a meticulous plan to make each and every single person responsible for her father’s downfall pay for their actions?

Find out below…

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Looks like Kim Burrell will soon have company if the response to ‘Set It Off’ star Vivica A. Fox’s recent comments are to judge by.

Indeed, the actress ‘set off’ a firestorm of Twitter clapbacks after taking to the Breakfast Club this morning to promote her new Lifetime-aired reality show, ‘Black Magic’ – a black male stripper’s competition (a la ‘Magic Mike’).  Never one to mince words, when quizzed on if her “boys” would ever entertain gay men as well as ladies, Fox’s response didn’t sit too well with some viewers.

In fact, so many viewers voiced their displeasure the actress was prompted to take to Twitter to offer a clap back.  Tuck in below if  you missed any of the action:

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The good folks over at Yahoo! Finance probably didn’t calculate the backlash they’d experience as a result of a Twitter typo that sent African Americans into a frenzy.

Reporting on president-elect Donald Trump‘s intention to expand the U.S. Navy, the replacement of the “B” in the phrase “bigger navy” has put the finance gurus in hot water.

See what we mean below:

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Fans of hit Tyler Perry drama, “The Haves and the Have Nots,” apparently could not wait until the new year reunited them with the OWN series.

For, upon its season premiere on Tuesday (1/3), the show not only topped competitor as the night’s #1 cable telecast for women and the #1 show on all television for African-American viewers, but was also the #1 most social show across all broadcast, cable and syndication and across all day parts.

A consistent ratings winner since its debut, tuck in below to find out just how many people tuned in to see the antics of The Cryers, The Harringtons, and co.:

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