Stars of 'Precious' set for SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Producers say nominees Mo'Nique and Gabourey Sidibe will serve as presenters at the 16th annual ceremony...
Mo'Nique's road to the Oscars
From HipHollywood.com:
As an overwhelmed Mo’Nique made her to way to accept the second Golden Globe award of the night for Best Supporting Actress, …
Mo'Nique wins Golden Globe for role in 'Precious'
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) -- Mo'Nique has won the supporting-actress Golden Globe for her role as a loathsome, abusive welfare mother...
'Precious' leads nominees for NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The heart-wrenching story of an illiterate and abused Harlem teen who finds hope in a classroom of misfits led the nominations..
'The Blind Side' an obvious appeal to white guilt
OPINION - First is the buzz over Hollywood's usual alternative to the raw black pathology selling "Precious:" the "feel good" paradigm for portraying African-American woes...
Cross-dressing comedians becoming a drag in black films
OPINION - Unfortunately, "Sheneneh and Wanda" will also be a box office hit, partly because we, the black community, don't demand better images of ourselves...
In her 'Precious' role, Mo'Nique is no joke
NEW YORK (AP) - Mo'Nique likes to laugh. A lot. So the comedian knew she would be taking on a tough mental challenge when she decided to play the role of Mary Jones -- the vicious, abusive mother...
Does 'Precious' movie stereotype big black women?
Fears that the movie would be viewed as exploitative, or suggest that all black women are like Precious nearly prevented the film from seeing the big screen...
Personal ties bind filmmakers to movie 'Precious'
VIDEO - Precious' story comes alive with an all-star cast. They are stars that shine because of their ability to lose themselves in dark, disturbing roles.
Choose love when mothering our 'precious' daughters
OPINION - The lesson we can learn as mothers from Precious is to think about our daily conversations and interactions with our daughters.
