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Cover Story as previously published in the Spring 2010 Issue of Savoy Magazine.

When you talk with Soledad O’Brien, it becomes instantly clear that she is as impressive in person as on TV.  You also validate that she is so much more.  Soledad is soulful, smart and funny.  She doesn’t take herself too seriously, but [...]

The masterful revival of August Wilson’s lauded play Fences has earned Tony Awards, recognition and packed houses at the Cort Theatre in New York.  The balanced cast is anchored by Denzel Washington and backed by legendary Director Kenny Leon.
The Broadway revival of August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play FENCES [...]

Maxwell’s return to R&B has been welcomed by throngs of concert go-ers and die hard fans for the last 12 months.  In Savoy’s Summer 2010 issue we have an exclusive interview with Maxwell that sheds new light on the artist.   Maxwell also breaks the silence on the second album in his R&B trilogy BlackSUMMER’S night [...]

by Josh Grossberg
The universe’s biggest star is once again on the hunt for some naughty E.T.s.
Will Smith has officially signed on to reunite with Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld for Men in Black 3, the third installment in the billion-dollar sci-fi comedy-action series about alien-tracking secret agents. And yes, it will be shot [...]

(CNN) — Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Horne was 92.
She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood studio when she joined MGM in 1942.
Horne’s expressive voice made her a singing star after Hollywood failed [...]

Washington (CNN) — President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, picking her to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
If confirmed, Kagan would be the third woman on the nine-justice bench and the fourth in the history of the high court. [...]

Jada Pinkett Smith and Bishop T.D. Jakes are the latest additions to the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL’s three full days of free empowerment seminars that feature some of the biggest names in entertainment and the nation’s most influential speakers, artists, authors and leaders.
Jada Pinkett Smith and ESSENCE Magazine editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray will host [...]

TBS debuted the trailer to Ice Cube’s ‘Are We There Yet’ TV series, which is set to premiere on TBS on June 2.
The series, based on the 2005 family comedy starring Ice Cube and Nia Long, will feature Terry Crews and Essence Atkins in a show about a man’s efforts [...]