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The 2024 Los Angeles Builders Ball, held at the prestigious Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, March 21, marked Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ biggest night of the year! Presented by City National Bank, the annual fundraising event gathered esteemed guests, celebrities, and community leaders to raise awareness and funds to empower families and build strength and stability in local communities through homeownership. The evening is a celebration of philanthropy and community impact, honoring individuals and companies who are instrumental in transforming the landscape of Los Angeles. MLS Cup Champions, the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), received the prestigious Dream Builder Award…
Last night, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, brought together more than 650 LGBTQ+ advocates and supporters for its annual Los Angeles Dinner. This year’s event offered a powerhouse line-up of talented, influential advocates including Academy-Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award winning actor and producer Sterling K. Brown, Tony, Grammy, and seven-time Emmy nominated actress Jean Smart and long-time LGBTQ+ advocate and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Other special guests included co-founder of The Roots Tariq Trotter, Moonlight co-writer and LGBTQ+ playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, actress, writer and…
A new era for Bellator MMA begins tonight, with the inaugural Bellator Champions Series card, presented by The Professional Fighters League (PFL). Emanating live from The SSE Arena in Belfast, tonight’s Bellator Champions Series card features two must-see World Championship bouts, as well as some of the best fighters in the world competing on the Bellator global stage. In tonight’s Main Event, Corey “Overtime” Anderson of the United States takes on Ireland’s own Karl Moore in a battle for the vacant Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. An elite-level grappler with devastating knockout power, Anderson got his big break when he joined…
A new era of MMA kicked off today in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Bellator Champions Series, a card that saw a new champion crowned and the most decorated champion in promotional history, retain his title. In the main event, Corey Anderson (18-6) took home the vacant Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship in front of a supportive hometown crowd for Belfast’s Karl Moore (12-3), utilizing his superior wrestling and top control to earn a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45). With the win, “Overtime” became the eighth 205-pound champion in Bellator history. After the bout, Anderson set his sights on improving, “Overtime…
The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced that Bellator Champions Series on Saturday, June 22, will emanate from the 3Arena in Dublin, headlined by Welterweight World Champion Jason Jackson (18-4) facing undefeated Ramazan Kuramagomedov (12-0). Bellator Champions Series Dublin will air in the U.S. on Max, and in the U.K. on DAZN beginning at 5 pm GMT, while locally in the Republic of Ireland, the event will be aired on Virgin Media Television. Tickets for the event can be purchased beginning March 29 through Ticketmaster.ie. Additional matchups will be announced shortly. On…
“UNCENSORED” explores the lives of some of today’s most notable personalities as they provide first-hand accounts of their success and the obstacles they faced throughout their careers. This week’s episode highlights talented actress Jasmine Guy. She is loved for her portrayal of Whitley Gilbert on the beloved sitcom, A Different World, but she is uncensored as she explains her 30 year journey as a performer is much bigger than one role. Upcoming new episodes of “UNCENSORED” include: “UNCENSORED”3/31: Tamela Mann4/7: Christian Keyes4/14: Leon Robinson4/21: Raz-B4/28: Irv Gotti “UNCENSORED” is produced for TV One by Eric Tomosunas, Keith Neal, Jay Allen,…
Get ready for an all new episode of TV One’s original and longest-running series “UNSUNG” this Sunday, March 24 at 9 pm ET/8 pm CT. “UNSUNG” leads with Candi Stanton at 9 p.m. ET / 8C followed by “UNCENSORED”, which features R&B sensation Jasmine Guy, at 10 p.m. ET / 9C. The seven-time NAACP Image Award-winning series “UNSUNG”, spotlights entertainment’s most talented, versatile, and influential music artists. This week’s episode explores the success of the queen of southern soul, Candi Staton. Candi Staton rose to fame with a string of iconic disco groove hits. Behind her success, Candi faced numerous…
Nicky Hilton along with her daughter Teddy Rothschild visited Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California to purr-ruse the newly launched collection of exclusive “Gabby’s Dollhouse” merchandise, available only at the theme park. Teddy wore apparel from the line which includes exclusive cat ear headbands, apparel, accessories and more and is inspired by the popular preschool show “Gabby’s Dollhouse.” They also had a moment to meet and take a-meowzing photos with Gabby herself before enjoying the rest of their day at the theme park. Shopping at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk Hollywood just got a little more adventurous! One…
Oprah Winfrey received GLAAD’s Vanguard Award from iconic Chicago performer Chilli Pepper and celebrity host Paolo Presta. Oprah got choked up as she spoke about losing her brother Jeffrey to AIDS:“Many people don’t know this, but, 35 years ago, my brother, Jeffrey Lee, passed away when he was just 29 years old from AIDS. Growing up at the time we did, in the community we did, we didn’t have the language to understand or speak about sexuality and gender in the way we do now. At the time, I didn’t know how deeply my brother internalized the shame he felt…
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced recipients for 16 of this year’s 33 categories for the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Oprah Winfrey received the Vanguard Award, introduced by long-time friends, iconic Chicago performer Chilli Pepper and celebrity host Paolo Presta. Niecy Nash-Betts received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, presented by Sharon Stone. The ceremony was hosted by Wayne Brady. The 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will stream on Hulu beginning Friday, March 29. Casts of Ted Lasso, Yellowjackets, Fellow Travelers, and RuPaul’s Drag Race accepted awards in their respective categories.…