I interviewed Lisa Vidal who stars as Kara opposite Gabrielle Union in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane on the red carpet of the NAACP Theater awards. I love her character on the show. Even though the show is about Mary Jane they have given her great story lines throughout the seasons. Check out our conversation below.
I interviewed Stephen C. Bishop at the NAACP Theater Awards about his role as David Paulk in the television show Being Mary Jane on BET alongside Gabrielle Union. Not only has Stephen graced our television screens he also signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for Atlanta's affiliate in the Pioneer League in 1993. Who knew he was an actor and former baseball player. Check out our red carpet conversation below.
I did a Skype interview with saxophonist Gerald Albright who has played with many of the greats including the late great Whitney Houston.
Check out what Gerald had to say about working with Whitney. Watch below.
I was so thrilled to interview actress Margaret Avery of the red carpet of the NAACP Theater Awards. We all remember her from her role as 'Shug Avery' in the legendary movie, The Color Purple. These days she's playing Gabrielle Union's mom in the hit BET drama, Being Mary Jane. Check out our fun conversation below.
I interviewed Aaron D. Spears on the red carpet of the NAACP Theater Awards. We talked about his portrayal of Mark Bradley in Being Mary Jane alongside Gabrielle Union. You may also recognize him from his role as Justin Barber on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and recently in a small role on NBC's hit show 'This is Us.' Check out our conversation below.
It's been all over the news about how many artists have been asked to perform at Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. So many artists have declined and the ones who have agreed to perform have been dragged on social media. Jennifer Holiday even got death threats and later decided not to perform. She even got emotional about it on 'The View.'
I watched rapper 2 chains Instagram video about how he declined an invitation to perform at the inauguration even though he always wanted to go to the White House. I interviewed Naughty by Nature on the red carpet of the T-Boz Unplugged benefit concert at the Avalon in Hollywood and I could not resist asking this legendary hip hop group how they would respond if invited to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration. Watch their response below.
I interviewed actor Donis Leonard, Jr. on the red carpet of the NAACP Theater Awards. He is best known for his starring role as Roscoe Kaan, the cross-dressing son of Marty (Don Cheadle), in the dark comedy television series House of Lies. House of Lies is a great show and one I watched all the time, so it was cool to speak with Donis. Check out our conversation below.
I was thrilled to be invited to ask two time Emmy-award winning Regina King a question on HuffPost Live. The first time I met Regina King was on a red carpet during my first year in LA. I was there to ask celebrities questions standing with no camera or a voice recorder right next to Entertainment Tonight. Instead, I remember having a pen and pad. Yes, I know right - rolls eyes.
Even though, I had no idea what I was doing Regina King still stopped and talked to me. I will l ways remember that. She could have so easily side stepped me. Celebrities run past reporters without thinking twice. The fact that she didn't says a lot about her. I still smile when I think of that moment. She was already one of my favorite actresses, but after this day she became one of my favorite people. Check out my question to Regina King on HuffPost Live below.
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
Studio Q attended the T-Boz Unplugged charity event held Sunday, January 15, 2017, during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend. The benefit concert was created to raise awareness and funds for Sickle Cell Disease for which T-Boz is an Ambassador and Role Model for. I spoke to Naughty by Nature, Dawnn Lewis, Kristian Alfonso, Dorien Wilson, Don Benjamin, Lamon Archey, Tonya Banks and T-Boz's daughter Chase on the red carpet before the show. They were all eager and excited to come out and support such a worthy cause.
This was my first time at the Avalon Hollywood and I absolutely loved the ambience. The show was so much fun and featured incredible performances from Snoop Dogg, Da Brat, Naughty by Nature and T-Boz who also sang 'Unpretty' with her daughter Chase. Funds from the event will support The MLK Sickle Cell Outreach Center of Los Angeles and The Sickle Cell Support Group of Atlanta. Check out my red carpet interviews below.
T-Boz
Snoop Dogg
Naughty by Nature
Chase, T-Boz's daughter
Check out Chase singing 'Unpretty' with her mom T-Boz below.
Naughty By Nature
Dawnn Lewis
Tonya Banks
Quencie Interviewing Tonya Banks
Don Benjamin
Lamon Archey
Dorien Wilson
Kristian Alfonso
Byron Scott
Cecelia The Mamacita
Cheryl Song - Original Soul Train Singer
Dawnn Lewis and Dorien Wilson
I interviewed Saints and Sinners star Christian Keyes on the red carpet of the NAACP theater awards. We talked all about the upcoming projects he had coming out at the time. Check out my conversation with the fine actor below.
I interviewed actress Vanessa Bell Calloway on the red carpet of the NAACP Theater awards about her award winning role in the play Letters from Zora. You may recognize Vanessa from many memorable roles in films like Coming To America and What's Love Got to Do with it. She is currently on the hit series Saints and Sinners on Bounce TV. Check out our conversation below.
I interviewed Ella Joyce at The NAACP theater awards and I was super thrilled to talk to her. I loved her role in Set it Off, which is one of my favorite films.
I also enjoyed watching her opposite Charles S. Dutton on the 90's show 'Rock.' Check out my red carpet conversation with her below.
I loved interviewing legendary actor Glynn Turman on the red carpet of The NAACP theater awards. This guy has done some amazing work in his acting career from Cooley High to Queen Sugar. He talked about Showtime's House of Lies and he shares some advice. Watch below.
Check out my red carpet interview with Antonique Smith who is most famous for her role as Faith Evans in Notorious, based on the life of Evans' late husband, rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. She received rave reviews. The L.A. Times called her "delicious in the role" and Rolling Stone Magazine said she was "terrific". She was also praised by critics, including Jeffery Lyons who called her "one to watch". She is also singer who is serious about her music. Her first big role was on broadway in rent. Watch our conversation on the crowded red carpet below at the NAACP theater awards.
Check out my red carpet interview with Antonique Smith who is most famous for her role as Faith Evans in Notorious, based on the life of Evans' late husband, rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. She received rave reviews. The L.A. Times called her "delicious in the role" and Rolling Stone Magazine said she was "terrific". She was also praised by critics, including Jeffery Lyons who called her "one to watch". She is also singer who is serious about her music. Her first big role was on broadway in rent. Watch our conversation on the crowded red carpet below at the NAACP theater awards.
Studio Q captured Tyrese Gibson and Le'Andria Johnson at rehearsals for BET's Celebration of Gospel show, which aired April 7, 2013. I was in awe sitting there watching their rehearsal. I was blown away at these two voices. I love how BET always puts together incredible collaborations making the show exciting and unique. I could have never imagined these two together. Their voices were magic. There is nothing like turning a beautiful classic by Donny Hathaway into a love song for God. Watch the rehearsal below.
Watch the final performance below.
I interviewed R&B Diva and soul singer Syleena Johnson at the Daughters of Soul event held at Maverick Flats in LA. She was so cool and down to earth. I loved her on the reality show R&B Divas and really connected with her when she and her family were on an episode of Iyanla's Fix My Life. Check out our conversation along with her performance from that night below.
Check out our conversation along with her performance from that night below.
According to MyNredLA, Actress Viola Davis will receive the 2,596th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday for a film career that has brought her two Oscar nominations and whose latest film “Fences” has made her a strong favorite for a third. Davis is also the first African American to receive a dramatic lead actress Emmy. She got it for the ABC TV series “How to Get Away with Murder” that has a midseason premiere in two weeks.
Meryl Streep, who co-starred with Davis in the 2008 drama “Doubt,” which brought Davis her first Oscar nomination, was to join her in speaking at the midday ceremony in front of the Marshalls store on Hollywood Boulevard, across from the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Davis’ other Oscar nomination came in 2012 as best actress for her portrayal of heart-broken but stoic maid Aibileen Clark in the civil rights-era drama “The Help.” Davis has received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her portrayal of the wife of Denzel Washington’s character in “Fences,” a role that brought a second Tony.
Davis received her first Tony in 2001 for her role as a 35-year-old woman who is forced to fight for the right to abort an unwanted pregnancy work in another play by August Wilson, “King Hedley II.” Davis is also the recipient of an outstanding lead actress in a drama series Emmy for her starring role in ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” the first African American to receive the award. The ceremony comes two weeks before the midseason premiere of “How to Get Away With Murder.”
Congratulations Viola Davis! Check out this interview I did with her on the red carpet
I interviewed Yara Shahidi who plays 14-year-old Zoey Johnson on ABC's Black-ish at the NAACP Nominees' Luncheon. Yara also co-hosted the event with her Black-ish co-star, Marcus Scribner. I have loved this adorable actor since she made her theatrical debut in 2009, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures' Imagine That, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for the best performance in a feature film category. In December 2014 she won an NAACP Image Award in the category of 'Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy'. And In 2016 she signed to model with New York’s Women Management modeling agency, in hopes of providing a platform to see more women of color in diverse roles. I applaud her parents for raising such a woke girl. She is black girl magic and an excellent role model for young girls.
Check out how Yara had me cracking up talking about how Jenifer Lewis is a constant source of comedy with her ad libs and the improving of half of her lines. Watch below.
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