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01/22/2008
Yaya, on Life From the Runway to the Silver Screen

The America's Next Top Model runner-up shares her thoughts about acting and the surprising truth about life after the hit reality-TV show

01/08/2008
Interview: Debaters Star Takes Up the Torch

Jurnee Smollett tells us why her role in the Golden Globe-nominated film The Great Debaters was "food for the soul," and what she was told by the debater her character is based on.

08/21/2007
No Rush: Chris Tucker Takes His Time and Finds His Roots
The action-film star and funny man opens up to NiaOnline about his quest to discover his ancestral origins, and how that search changed him

02/20/2007
TV Worth Watching
Black History Month gives us plenty of reasons beyond Grey's Anatomy and I Love New York to stay tuned

08/15/2006
Janet Lets Love Take Control
Writer Ronda Racha Penrice sat in on a recent press event where Ms. Jackson shared her feelings about motherhood, today's baby divas, and what it has taken to stay on top for two decades

05/02/2006
Can Akeelah and the Bee Make a Difference?
An inspiring movie about a young Black girl who goes up against the nation's top spellers sends a crucial message to our kids about the importance of literacy

03/05/2002
Our Night at the Oscars
After years and years of slights, African-Americans scored big at the Academy Awards

02/18/2002
A Sneak Peek at Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story
Angela Bassett stars in a new television movie that examines the life of a towering civil rights heroine

12/17/2001
Serving Nia: Alvin Ailey's Latest Creation
This beautifully danced and choreographed piece resonates in our difficult times

11/05/2001
Get to Know Poet Ursula Rucker
This performer brings womanism to the spoken word


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