empire
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Empire’s Tasha Smith Knows a Thing or Two About Thriving in Hollywood and Surviving Shady Ex-Husbands
Tasha Smith is that rare actress who has been holding it down in the entertainment industry for quite a while now. The NAACP Image Award nominee—perhaps best known for her portrayal of Angela in Tyler Perry’s hit television show For Better or Worse—has been working as an actress for two decades. She has appeared in films—including Daddy’s…
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Empire Is Getting That Pepsi Money. Smart. Very Smart.
For all of its faults – sometimes I feel like the writers behind Empire don’t actually realize that the people watching are old enough to know non-sense when we see it – I do happen to think that Empire is one of the “smartest” shows on television for what they are doing for a few…
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Ask Agatha: Silent Orgasms And Why It Would Suck To Work For Empire Entertainment In Real Life
Anthony from Atlanta, GA asks: What would be the worst fictional company to work for? Empire Entertainment. Have you ever worked in a family run business? Nope. No. Nawl. What’s Barbara in HR going do for me when my problem is with a Lyon? Not a damn thing that’s what. Jonah from Pittsburgh, PA asks: The…
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Last Night, Empire Pushed Ridiculous To New Levels
***If you haven’t seen this episode yet but intend to, you probably should not read further. If this is you, why’d you even click the link, tho?*** If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: I love Empire. Almost none of it makes any sense nor is it even remotely possible. That…
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Why This Empire Meme Is The Worst Meme You Will Ever See This Week
1. There’s a particular strain of Blackness that creates the particular strain of Black person who’d create a meme like this. Perhaps it was their upbringing. Or the particular type of education they received. Or maybe even experiences they’ve had as an adult. Either way, however they got there, they are ashamed of Black people. Of Blackness. Because they…
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20 Things I'm Convinced Taraji P Henson Would Do For You If She Were Your Homegirl
I fell in love with Taraji P. Henson when she played “I know who stole my car, Jody!” Yvette in Baby Boy. Her character was the perfect blend of attitude and vulnerability, while playing a woman who was doing the most to make her man ‘do right.’ Over the years, Taraji played a ton of…
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The Lightskinned Revolution Is Here, And It Has Been Televised. It's Called "Empire"
Terrence Howard does not belong here. This, more than anything else, was my biggest takeaway from Howard’s historically batshit Rolling Stone profile a couple weeks ago; an interview where… 1. He admitted that he literally does not believe one times one equals one. 2. His admittance that he literally does not believe one times one equals one…
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Dear Black People: Can Someone Please Tell Me What The "Gay Agenda" Is?
The first season of Empire concluded Wednesday night. Which means I went the entire season of Empire without watching one minute of Empire. There’s really no specific reason why. I’m not boycotting Wet Wipes Howard and it’s not like my Wednesdays are so busy that I couldn’t watch if I wanted to. It just belongs to…