YaYa Dacosta

Fox released the official trailer for their new series Our Kind of People. The story inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s critically acclaimed book, Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, is set to debut in the fall.

It was reported last December that ANTM runner-up Yaya DaCosta split from her husband of two years, Joshua Bee Alafia. The news came on the heels of YaYa getting her big break portraying Whitney Houston in a Lifetime biopic. Now, Page Six reports that the 32-year-old has filed for divorce from her movie-director husband, and […]

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Lifetime netted ratings gold with the premiere of their controversial biopic, Whitney.  The movie based on the late Whitney Houston’s life directed by Angela Bassett…

Saturday night was a good night for Lifetime as the network’s Whitney Houston biopic garnered very strong ratings. According to Nielsen Fast Cable Ratings, 11.8 million total viewers tuned in to “Whitney” as well as the two hour-long specials that followed its premiere, “Bobby Brown: Remembering Whitney” and “Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.” Regarding […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Whitney Houston‘s family says the singer’s fans should “brace themselves for the worst” if they watch Lifetime’s television movie about the late singer that premieres Saturday. Pat Houston, president of the singer’s estate and her sister-in-law, issued a critical statement about the movie on Houston’s website on the eve of the […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Colleagues and friends of Whitney Houston gathered Tuesday night to screen “Whitney,” a new telefilm about the beloved entertainer’s triumphant career, often troubled life and tragic death. But Houston’s family was conspicuously absent from the premiere, which took place at the Paley Center for Media, located just blocks away from […]

Between a huge movie role and ending her marriage, YaYa DaCosta has a lot going on in her life. The “America’s Next Top Model” alumna…

  Mark your calendars, beauties, because Lifetime has just announced an official premiere date for its Whitney Houston biopic! Simply titled Whitney, the film is…

Lifetime’s Whitney Houston biopic is up and running and Entertainment Tonight has the exclusive peek of the controversial film. See below. What do you think of the preview? Is Yaya channeling Whitney? The movie will premiere in early 2015. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. REGISTER NOW for the 2014 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion […]