I wrestle with this question.  African-American and Latina women tend to have a healthier body image than women of other races.  Although I don’t believe you have to be stick thin or weight obsessed to be beautiful, I do believe in being healthy.  Your body mass index (BMI) can help determine your healthy weight range based on your height. But even without a scale, we know when we’re in shape and when we’re not.
 
 
Several stars of the Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry-produced “Precious” are zaftig. The movie hits theaters November 6th, and is based on the brilliantly brazen novel “Push” …read more

My how little Keke Palmer has grown.  It seems like just yesterday when this fresh-faced actress starred in Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Family Reunion” and the feel-good drama “Akeelah and the Bee.” Now, in the tradition of fellow child star Miley Cyrus, the 16-year-old is the star of her very own TV series, “True Jackson VP” on Nickelodeon.
 
 
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m partial to bold patterns, so I’m really feeling Keke’s vibrant summer dress. The mix of colors is reminiscent of a peacock and Keke nicely accented her flowy frock with feather earrings.
What do you think?  Is Keke’s dress Hot …read more

Is there something Paula Patton wants to tell R&B crooner hubby Robin Thicke? The lovely actress looks awful cozy with rock star Lenny Kravitz in Cannes…but there I go starting Hollywood rumors again, when in fact Robin has nothing to worry about.  
Pretty Paula and ladies-man Lenny were merely posing for photos at the red carpet premiere of  ”Precious,” the powerful Oparah Winfrey and Tyler Perry-backed film in which they costar with Mariah Carey and Mo’Nique (watch the riveting You Tube trailer below).  
Ah, but what a pretty pair.
 
 
 
 
Image credit: Bauer-Griffin

Angela Bassett is one of Hollywood’s most talented and most beautiful actresses.  Yet, since her breakthrough roles in the mid ’90s —  her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do With It”; Stella in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back“; a wife scorned in “Waiting to Exhale“; and Betty Shabazz in “Malcolm X” — Angela’s star power seems to have diminished.  
But she’s continued to tackle respectable roles.  Most recently she’s had a recurring role as a tough doc on “ER” and a starring role as a struggling single Mom in Tyler Perry’s predictably melodramatic-and-entertaining “Meet …read more