EVENTS: 35th ANNUAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

Actress Queen Latifah (host of the event) arrives at the 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. Other guests included: Jordin Sparks, Shemar Moore, Seal and more. Click here to view list of winners & nominees.

EVENT PICS: KEKE, CORBIN, NATE / IMAN / TARAJI / WILL / MEL B / CHRIS BROWN / DR. DRE

Actors/Actresses Nate Parker, Kiki Palmer, Regina Taylor and Corbin Bleu arrive at the 40th NAACP Image Awards nomination announcement held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, California. Beyonce and Tyler Perry lead the nominations, but CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF NOMINEES….

GUESS WHO: NEW FACE OF PELLE PELLE

Guess who teamed up with clothing brand Pelle Pelle to be the face of their European Spring/Summer 2009 campaign? Hint: He is working on a new album, slated to be released this year.

BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN

BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN (1911-1995) was a successful Broadway dancer and stage & screen actress. Thelma McQueen was born in Tampa, Florida, on January 8, 1911. She got the name Butterfly after appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which she danced in the butterfly ballet. She entered films in 1939 with roles in [...]