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Tamala Jones executive produces and leads the cast of the upcoming Lifetime movie Every Breath She Takes, the network announced this week. The domestic violence drama centers on a woman named Jules Baker (Jones), who suffers years of mental and verbal abuse by her husband Billy (Brian White). Billy is killed when a violent physical struggle ends with a massive fire that destroys the couple’s home. But as Jules begins to rebuild her life, whispers spread around town that she “killed her husband.” Things only get worse after it’s determined that the fire was intentionally set, and all signs point to Jules. The...

Sheryl Lee Ralph sits down with Jackée Harry for a conversation on their Hollywood trajectories—and the Emmy win that ties them together.  Full video here: https://www.essence.com/of-the-essence/supporting-a-queen-jackee-harry-sheryl-lee-ralph/  

The third and final season of Family Reunion will start streaming on Netflix on Thursday, October 27. In the series finale, Jackée reprises her role as Aunt Dot (as seen in A Family Reunion Christmas).

Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton was a beacon of Black excellence on Saturday night as it hosted theGrio Awards‘ first-ever ceremony and gala. With help from hosts Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs, Allen Media Group’s Founder, Chairman and CEO Byron Allen welcomed an impressive roster of guests for the evening, including many of this year’s honorees; Queen Latifah, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, Allyson Felix, Ben Crump, Don Peebles, and Robert F. Smith. Luminaries Nikole Hannah-Jones, Terrance Howard, Jackée Harry, Marla Gibbs, Kim Coles, and Congressman Bobby Rush also made appearances on theGrio’s red carpet—as did several of theGrio’s best-known names and faces—April...