At 6’6″ and a solid 255 pounds, actor, director, producer and multimedia mogul Tyler Perry became a household name by playing the rambunctious-but-loveable grandmother, Madea. The character Madea is slightly overweight, eats a variety of fried foods, and doesn’t workout much. But in real life, Tyler is just the opposite. LIKE BlackDoctor.org on ...
Fact: Tyler Perry’s depictions of Black women on television and in film are consistently, intensely polarizing and problematic. They are either too weak or too strong; cartoonishly naive or abrasively cynical and bitter. They have survived abuse at the hands of devastatingly handsome Black men — who are portrayed as jealous, vengeful, omnipotent, om ...
By JIM KUHNHENN (Associated Press)No presidential candidate worth his chauffeured SUV has reached his personal zenith without this: celebrities to vouch for them. They...
By Yasmeen Muqtasid, Founder & President of Black Women Matter, Inc.Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- At first I thought Spike Lee was just hatin' but after...
