As you guys probably know, I’m kind of a sucker when it comes to cute pooches. And same goes for leggy blondes. So I was pretty excited when I saw these pictures of Vogue Williams at the Guide Dogs Annual Awards. This is the first I’ve ever heard of the award show, but I’m already hoping they invite me next year. I’d love to play with these cute puppies. And just to be clear, yeah, I’m talking about Vogue. » view all 12 photos Photos: WENN.com
In his youth, Melvin Williams was a West Baltimore drug lord who served two nearly decades in prison after being arrested in a sting operation organized by homicide detective Ed Burns in 1984. Many years later, when Burns was co-creating the acclaimed HBO series The Wire, he used Williams as the inspiration for ruthless kingpin Avon Barksdale – and he showed his gratitude to Williams by casting him as one of the show’s most sympathetic characters: Williams appeared as The Deacon on several episodes of The Wire during the series’ third and fourth seasons. Though he’d never acted before, his authentic, compassionate performance drew raves from critics. Interestingly, Williams crossed paths with both of the show’s creators in his days as a dealer-turned-convict. Former journalist and The Wire executive producer David Simon wrote a revealing profile of Williams during his time with The Baltimore Sun: “He was West Baltimore’s man child,” Simon wrote, “quick witted and calculating, a prodigy from Pennsylvania Avenue’s pool halls and juke joints, where the hustler’s game was played night after night.” At the peak of his power, Williams was such a feared and respected figure that city officials called upon him to help quell the riots that followed the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Of course, ironically, Williams greatest legacy will always be his role in the wiretap investigation that led to his arrest – and inspired a cop and a newspaperman to create one of TV’s greatest dramas. View Slideshow: Celebrities We Lost in 2015
For Robert Samuel, 39, he made a simple idea into a flourishing business after being laid off from his job in 2012…He simply answered a Craiglist ad offering cash to wait in line for a iPhone… Today [you] can hire him to get the time-consuming job done – for a fee, of course. Samuel is now the proud founder of Same Ole Line Dudes, New York’s only professional waiting service company that waits in lines on behalf of clients for anything they want. According to Salon, who recently featured the entrepreneur, Samuel charges $25/hour and makes up to $1,000 a week. He now also has a team of 15 sitters. [ MadameNoire ] Jesse Williams Sounds Off On “Angry” Black Stereotype: “Black Americans Are Not Angry, They Are Hurting” Like many, the 34-year-old actor is tired of the “angry” stereotype that society has stamped the Black community with… Having experienced living in both predominately Black and White neighborhoods, Williams shares that if he had not had the chance to interact with Black people after living in the suburbs, he probably would get his information about Black culture from music, TV and movies and like many others do…“There is zero evidence, zero evidence that black people are more inclined to be angry in vacuum than anybody else,” Williams offered. “They are upset. Is being upset bad? Is anger just a negative quality?” Instead of the usual angry stereotype, Williams argued that Black Americans are hurting. [ MadameNoire ] Soul Food Sequel Gets Green Light From Fox 2000 TheWrap is reporting that a Soul Food sequel featuring original cast members has been approved by Fox 2000 Pictures following the runaway success of 2013’s The Best Man Holiday. The 1997 film, centered around a Black Chicago family, put issues such as money, adultery, death and unity on the forefront, and has gone on to become a cult classic since its release. The original film featured a star-studded cast of Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long and Mekhi Phifer, and all are expected to return for the Soul Food sequel. Director George Tillman Jr. (Barbershop 2 & 3) who got his big break in the original, will also return to direct, produce and write with Nathan Skulnik. Adding to the reunion is once power couple Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Tracey Edmonds, who are returning as co-producers. [ HipHopWired ] A Ohio Boy Was Suspended From School For Starring At A White Girl [ VibeVixen ] 50 Cent Takes a Vodka Shot At Diddy [ TMZ ] Here Is What We Know About John King, The Next Secretary Of Education [ HuffingtonPost ] Matthew McConaughey Is Bald And Overweight On Set Of New Movie ‘Gold’ [ StarPulse ]
Jesse Williams is utterly over the idea that Black people are just naturally angrier than everyone else in America. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star has been very vocal about the injustices against the Black community that have been coming to light at a nearly constant rate over the last few years. Deaths of people like Trayvon […]
Porsha Williams is going to have to resume her search for love now that her romance with Duke Williams of the Buffalo Bills has fizzled out. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is back on the market. According to TMZ.com, Porsha had planned to shared her latest relationship with the world on the next season of […]
