NEW YORK (AP) — Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic “Bessie” with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend Bessie Smith. But in the title role, Queen Latifah schools you with a bruising ...

*Queen Latifah will vie for her first Emmy Award next month. The actress is nominated for her lead performance in the HBO film “Bessie,” but her portrayal of blues legend Bessie Smith has already had ...

Like a perfectly timed high note in a torch song, Bessie doesn't tiptoe into queerness as filmmaker Dee Rees gives us a love letter to Black, bisexual brilliance. After all, when history forgets our ...

*Queen Latifah is no longer gracing the airwaves with her daily talk show, but she will be back on the small screen shortly. If you haven’t heard, Lafifah is bringing blues pioneer Bessie Smith back ...

Producers Richard and Lili Fini Zanuck first approached Queen Latifah more than 20 years ago about playing blues great Bessie Smith. Two decades later, Latifah is finally doing just that, starring in ...

Hip-Hop legend turned actress Queen Latifah and WNBA legend Swin Cash highlight the latest class of honorary members of Delta Sigma Theta. From historic veterans to present-day moguls, these managers ...