TJMS: If You Missed It

Will African American women ever tire of discussing the inherent problems of being born with dark skin instead of light skin? Apparently not. In a…

Oprah’s OWN will premiere “Dark Girls” documentary. The doc touches on subject that dark skin black women face such as racism, classism, colorisim & self esteem issue.  Here a brief synopsis of the film: Dark Girls is a fascinating and controversial documentary film that goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudices that dark-skinned women […]

According to the  Oprah Winfrey Network, Tuesday’s premiere of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and The Have Nots” drew 1.77 million viewers, making it the highest rated series debut on OWN in history. According to the Nielsen ratings, OWN premiered two back-to-back episodes of “The Haves and The Have Nots,” attracting 1.77 million total viewers for the […]

TJMS: If You Missed It

Last week ,the casts of both Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey’s newest lineup, “The Haves & Have Nots” and the new sitcom “Love Thy Neighbor”…

Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry dressed up as their most memorable onscreen characters for a fun, new promotional video for OWN. In the hilarious parody, Madea meets The Color Purple. Perry, dressed in full Madea attire, drives up to Winfrey, recreating her famous role of Miss. Sophia, and asks for directions to OWN. Quite Hilarious:

Phaedra Parks is in the production for her new TV show. Straight From the A reports that the attorney will have a show set in a traditional court room, or a series in which she visits homes of show guests to mediate disputes. The reality show star and mother  is the managing partner of The Parks Group, P.C., […]

Moment: Oprah Winfrey Ends Longtime Talk Show, Launches OWN Network From 1986 to 2011, television host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey ruled the airwaves with…

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is venturing into scripted programming for the first time through a deal with Tyler Perry. OWN said Monday that Perry will produce, write and direct two series for the cable network to premiere next year. Perry is the creative force behind movies like “Madea’s Family Reunion” and the TBS series “Tyler […]

*Oprah Winfrey is very happy, announcing that her “Oprah’s  Next Chapter” episode featuring Rihanna topped all key African American demos in its time period on all of broadcast and ad-supported cable.“Oprah’s  Next Chapter” featuring Rihanna also ranked No. 2 in all of primetime and was No. 1 in its time period with women 18-49. It was the […]

Oprah and Iyanla Vanzant have made up and  the Oprah Winfrey Network/OWN is launching the series “Iyanla, Fix My Life” in September, 2012. Vanzant is an author, inspirational speaker, talk show host and living testament to the value in life’s valleys and the power of acting on faith. Vanzant faced many personal struggles that she has overcome and used […]