By D. Janell Perry May 13th, 2013
Entertainer, Usher Raymond, said he’s been working to get himself ready for the role of Sugar Ray Leonard in the upcoming film, Hands of Stone. Attempting to embody the essence of the boxer’s fast hands, smooth feet and bright wide smile, Raymond has been training for more than a year, and still needs to lose [...]
By Savoy Staff May 13th, 2013
Young, beautiful BET heiress, Paige Johnson, is now officially off the market! The daughter of BET founders, Bob and Sheila Johnson, married Dudley Payne III this past weekend in the Bahamas. “More than 200 guests attended the lavish four-day celebration, which kicked off with a rehearsal dinner Thursday,” a piece on the Washington Post‘s Reliable Source [...]
By D. Janell Perry May 3rd, 2013
Resistance from many white residents wasn’t nearly enough to defeat the students from Wilcox County High School who were determined to attend their first integrated prom this past weekend. This year marked the first year of a racially-integrated prom ever in the history of the town. Until recently, Wilcox County had been putting on segregated [...]
By D. Janell Perry May 3rd, 2013
Making history and headlines, Kevin Krigger will be the first black jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby since 2000 in the upcoming race. Krigger will be aboard horse trainer Doug O’Neill’s Goldencents who is considered a much stronger contender than the last year’s winner, I’ll Have Another. While the odds are against O’Neills victory, considering only six trainers [...]
By D. Janell Perry May 3rd, 2013
First Look: The Haves and The Have Nots The network has released first look images and trailers for the two new shows, The Haves and the Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor. The Haves and the Have Nots follows the complicated inter relations between the prominent and wealthy Cryer family and the hired help who [...]
By Savoy Staff May 3rd, 2013
Monday, May 6th will kick off a week of superstar celebrities taking over The Steve Harvey Morning Show broadcast, for a blowout week of radio with The Steve Harvey Morning Show‘s Shirley Strawberry , Nephew Tommy, Carla Ferrell , Junior and Sheryl Underwood . While Steve Harvey – who was just named a double Daytime Emmy nominee in two categories for outstanding hosting on Steve Harvey and Family Feud – is [...]
By D. Janell Perry April 26th, 2013
Multi-millionaire music artist and mogul Kanye West may be gracing the Saturday Night Live stage once more on May 18, 2013 with his presence, and it has the media buzzing. West’s last “SNL” appearance was one no one can forget, and fans can’t wait to see what he has in store for the upcoming season. [...]
By D. Janell Perry April 26th, 2013
18-year-old Ginger Howard made headlines as the youngest African-American female to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) most recently. While her age makes her the youngest African-American young woman to join the LPGA Tour, she is the overall fifth African-American woman to ever participate. Because she’s a new face on the golf scene, her [...]
By Jerry Davies April 26th, 2013
In an unprecedented move, Ohio swore in its first African-American County Treasurer. Mark A. Parks Jr. took the oath of office from Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald before a group of 11 council members and community supporters. “Mark continually demonstrates his value to county government with his wide ranging experience and effective management in a [...]
By D. Janell Perry April 26th, 2013
Music mogul Jay-Z took no time getting the ball rolling in his new business venture, sports management. The rapper has already signed several top name athletes to his sports management company, Roc Nation, but the most recent to join the team is WNBA beauty, Skylar Diggins. Jay-Z recently launched the company earlier this year with [...]