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Kerry Washington is all grown up.  Mainstream audiences came to know the talented actress in 2001’s Save The Last Dance as Chenille, the sweet faced single mom who played fairy godmother to clueless white girl Julia Stiles. Since then, Washington has proved to be one of the hardest working players in the business,  jumping between […]

Gents, pull out your hankies–another Hollywood beauty is officially off the dating market. Actress Meagan Good recently revealed her engagement to Columbia Pictures VP of Production, DeVon Franklin. According to TMZ, the two met while on the set of last year’s rom-com, Jumping The Broom–which Meagan starred in and Franklin produced.  Franklin popped the question […]

(Originally published October 28, 2011) Meet Debra Martin Chase, shot caller extraordinaire.  Easily one of the most powerful and influential women in Hollywood, Chase has produced some of the most lucrative film franchises such as Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants, The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls.  She’s also dominated the small screen as well, […]

What if you woke up one morning with the power of a god?  In the new sci-fi thriller Chronicle, writer/director Josh Trank puts a fresh spin on the superhero genre,  when three normal teenagers explore the physical and moral limits of their newly acquired abilities. The Urban Daily sat down with Chronicle stars Michael B. […]

You can never accuse Jalen Rose of being boring.  After 13 years in the NBA, Rose segued almost effortlessly into his second career as an ESPN sports analyst, putting his infamous post-game quotes to good use.  Rose has now added philanthropist and educator to his stellar resume with the creation of the Jalen Rose Leadership […]

2012 promises to be a productive year for Black Hollywood. From rom-com ensembles like Steve Harvey’s “Think Like A Man”  to independent releases like “Middle of Nowhere” the best and the brightest in black talent take center stage on the big screen.  The Urban Daily has compiled a list of black films, as well as […]

Remember once upon a time in the mid 1990’s when Black Hollywood ruled the T.V. airwaves on Thursday nights?  After a visit with the Huxtables on the “Cosby Show” and a lesson in higher learning at Hillman College on “A Different World”, over 15 million viewers would tune in at 9:00 P.M. for their weekly […]

With Hollywood looking for new ways to make a dollar the re-boot of comic-based films is becoming more common. After the Batman series was reborn as The Dark Knight and Superman was given a new millennium makeover now even Spider Man will go back to the drawing board with an all new cast.