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An Encore Presentation of the 5th Urban One Honors will air TODAY January 22 at 6PM/5C on TV One and CLEO TV!

SEE CELEBRITY PICS!!!

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Bishop Marvin Louis Sapp Sr. attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Hello World,

Last week, under the theme, celebrating “Icons of the Culture,” the 5th annual Urban One Honors, premiered on TV One and CLEO TV. Hosted by R&B singer and actor Tank, the televised event heralded the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, politics, education, and the community. GRAMMY Award winning singer and actress LeToya Luckett aka Rochelle Cross from OWN’s “Greenleaf” hosted a special backstage pass segment.

5th annual Honorees included: Entertainment Icon Honor, 2x GRAMMY and NAACP Image Award winner, LL Cool J, the first ever Phoenix Honor to award-winning entertainer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Bobby Brown, Inspirational Impact Honor, NAACP Image Award winner David Mann and his wife, GRAMMY Award winner, Tamela Mann (TV One’s “The Manns”), Lifetime Achievement Honor recipient Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and the Music Innovation Honor to 13x GRAMMY Award-winning Artist/Producer/Songwriter Pharrell Williams. The ceremony included performances by Keke Wyatt, Marvin Sapp, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with DJ Spinderella, Monie Love and Doug E. Fresh, and a finale performance from T.I. and son Domani Harris. Michelle Rice (TV One/CLEO TV President), Roland Martin, Pusha T, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Rev. Run and Lamman Rucker aka Jacob Greenleaf from OWN’s “Greenleaf”  also appeared on the broadcast.

Below are a few clips from the 5th annual Urban One Honors:

Keke Wyatt Performs A Melodic Tribute To Tamela Mann…

David and Tamela Mann Accept The Inspirational Impact Honor…

Bishop Marvin Sapp Performs at the 2023 Urban One Honors…

And below are a few pics…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) David Mann, Tamela Mann and Keke Wyatt attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Do y’all know that Keke Wyatt has ll children?!

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Lamman Rucker attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Bishop Marvin Sapp and Doug E. Fresh attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Kesha Lance Bottoms (L) and Roland Martin (R) present the Lifetime Achievement Honor to Maxine Waters (C) during the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Landon Brown, Alicia Etheredge, Bobby Brown and family attend the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

I swear all of Bobby Brown’s children have his face…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Letoya Luckett attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 02: Monie Love (R) attends the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Urban One Honors)

Monie Love still looks good, and her date is handsome as well…

Any thoughts?

 

 

 

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Tune Into the 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity Tomorrow at 8 p.m.

Hello World,

The need for unity in this country is more necessary now than ever before. The National Baptist Convention has aligned with producers, Terk Entertainment Group and OCTET Productions, to produce “The 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity.” The two-hour virtual event features performances from inspirational music artists to celebrate the January 2021 Inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, who are special invited guests of course. The celebration lends a voice of hope, unity and healing to the world.

Throughout the event, a number of the nation’s top gospel artists such as Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, Marvin Sapp, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Dietrick Haddon, Jonathan McReynolds, Leandria Johnson, Tye Tribbett, Koryn Hawthorne, Bryan Popin, Jokia, JJ Hairston, Todd Dulaney, Titus Showers, and Spencer Taylor and the Highway QCs in addition to notable celebrities such as Anthony Anderson, Taraji P. Henson, Morris Chestnut and Lamman Rucker (formerly Jacob Greenleaf!) will join together for a cohesive, COVID-compliant celebration to give viewers a semblance of healing and optimism during this time of crisis.

This necessary celebration will be shown domestically and internationally. This event will also serve as a fundraising effort, benefiting The National Baptist Convention, “I’m In”, a strategic initiative aimed at narrowing the disparity in healthcare in the African American community that has been highlighted during the current pandemic. For more information about the organization, go to https://nbcimin.com. In this new season, we are clear that progress must be made. By standing united together, we’re stronger!

To buy tickets, click HERE.

Also, click HERE to learn more about the Rev. Dr. Silvester S. Beaman, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, who will be delivering the the inauguration benediction.

Any thoughts?

 

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‘Greenleaf’s’ Jacob aka Lamman Rucker To Star in OWN Original Christmas Movie ‘Cooking Up Christmas’

OWN Celebrates the Holidays With Three Original Christmas Movies Premiering TONIGHT

Hello World,

If you’re missing some of your favorite stars from OWN’s “Greenleaf” like I am, we can at least see Jacob very soon!

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will continue its holiday tradition this season with three new original Christmas movies coming to the network Tuesdays at 9 p.m. starting TONIGHT! “A Christmas For Mary,” starring Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry, will premiere on December 8; “Cooking Up Christmas,” starring “Greenleaf’s” Lamman Rucker and Meagan Holder, will premiere on  December 15; and “Har,” starring Idara Victor and Tonea Stewart, will premiere on  December 22.

“Following the overwhelming success of our inaugural holiday movie slate last year, we’re excited to  announce all-new movies with heartwarming storylines the whole family can enjoy,” said Tina Perry,  president, OWN. “We hope that viewers will continue to make watching our movies together a part of  their ongoing holiday traditions.” 

About the Holiday Movies: 

“A Christmas For Mary” premieres Tuesday, December 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Vivica A. Fox stars with Jackée Harry and Morgan Dixon (“Being Mary Jane”) in a holiday tale of  rediscovery and renewal when up-and-coming journalist Lena Jones (Dixon) is tasked with delivering  a story by Christmas that will wow her boss, magazine editor Vivian Vaye (Fox), who is dangling a  promotion to head writer over Lena’s head. Intrigued by a portrait of a mysterious woman painted by  her late grandfather, Lena journeys to the small town of Pineville, where with her mother, Deborah’s  (Harry) blessing and support, Lena uncovers a long-ago forgotten tale of young love that not only  uncovers cherished memories of the past, but also inspires Lena to follow her heart and find her own  true love … and her perfect Christmas story. “A Christmas For Mary” is produced for OWN by Hybrid and executive produced by Vivica A. Fox in association with Harpo Films. 

“Cooking Up Christmas” premieres Tuesday, December 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Meagan Holder (“Pitch”) stars in this family-centric holiday story as Chloe, an Atlanta-based chef at a  fine dining restaurant who gets fired just weeks before Christmas and reluctantly takes a job with pro  baseball player Donovan Jackson (OWN’s “Greenleaf” star Lamman Rucker), who is a single dad of  three needing a live-in-chef to get him through the holidays with the kids. Chloe only takes the job in  order to save up enough capital to live out her dream of opening her own restaurant, but soon finds  herself caught up in the ups and downs of the Jacksons encounter during her residency.

Throughout  the holiday season in the Jackson household the importance of family and Chloe’s good Southern  cooking are two constants that remain. As Christmas comes to an end, Chloe discovers that her lifelong  dream might finally come true… and that her heart has a mind of its own. “Cooking Up Christmas” also  stars Jen Harper and Laparee Young from OWN’s “Greenleaf” and Lindsey Amani Blackwell from  OWN’s “David Makes Man.” “Cooking Up Christmas” is produced for OWN by MarVista in association  with Harpo Films. Executive produced by Roger M. Bobb, Lamman Rucker, Megan Ellstrom, Larry  Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew.  

Below is a snippet of an OWN interview in which Lamman Rucker discusses “Cooking Up Christmas” and more:

“First Christmas” premieres Tuesday, December 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT 

Given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age, writer Halle Downing (Idara Victor,  “Alita: Battle Angel”) receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew she had – The Moores. Halle’s grandmother  “Memaw” (Tonea Stewart, “A Time to Kill”) welcomes the young woman with open arms, completely  overwhelming Halle with emotion at the significance of finally finding her family. Extremely excited to  meet her twin siblings Tiffany (Samantha Smith, “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins”) and Glenn (Mason  Beauchamp, “NCIS: New Orleans”) along with younger brother Drew (Peyton Jackson, “Nobody’s  Fool”) for the first time, Halle soon faces the hard reality that finding her place in this close-knit family  is going to take longer than she thought, something that becomes particularly evident when she  witnesses Tiffany’s apprehension about introducing her new girlfriend Paris (Amanda Tavarez, “Queen  Sugar”) to the family for the first time.

However, as Christmas approaches, Halle begins to gain  perspective on the Moore family dynamic and ultimately comes to embrace and celebrate her first family  holiday with a special gift that tells her she is right where she is supposed to be. “First Christmas” is  produced for OWN by MarVista in association with Harpo Films. Executive produced by Tia Mowry,  Tiegen Kosiak, Todd Y. Murata, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew.  

I’m so excited about these OWN Christmas movies! What about you?

Any thoughts?