Ronda Racha Penrice, Author at Rolling Out

Amanda Seales is the queen of reintroduction. Since her first big break as a child actor on the 1994 Nickelodeon sitcom “My Brother and Me,” she’s been in and out of the spotlight. As VJ Amanda Diva on MTV2, she enjoyed another big moment of fame, and it’s happening again now with her portrayal of the…

It takes many actors decades to get to where Rotimi Akinosho is right now. He’s so hot that he just goes by one name. As Dre on “Power” for the past two seasons, he’s gotten his weight all the way up. And this season, he’s more than turned the tables. That’s not bad for someone…

Taraji P. Henson is in a zone. Not only can fans see her as Cookie Lyon on the highly-rated FOX series, “Empire,” in new episodes, but she is also on the big screen starring as Melinda in Tyler Perry’s Acrimony. Although the two characters are different, they do share one important similarity: they believed that…

Serayah just oozes positivity. Even over the phone, the California native comes across as both sweet and humble. There’s an innocence to her that shines through even when Tiana, her character on “Empire,” is far from that. Tiana might be diva-ish, but she can never be accused of not holding her own. Perhaps it’s…

If DeWanda Wise wasn’t on your radar before, she certainly is now. This season, the bronze-skinned beauty with striking caramel eyes has captivated audiences by pulling double duty as Clara on “Underground” and Shameeka Campbell on “Shots Fired.” In one, she is the daughter of a Gullah preacher who seeks a respite from slavery…

Some folks may recognize Ashley Blaine Featherson as Whitney, who is at the center of the wacky online dating triangle from the Black and sexy TV series, “Hello Cupid.” More, however, may know her as Joelle “Curls” Brooks from the film-turned-Netflix series, “Dear White People.” After all, “Dear White People” has been abuzz since its…

Alano Miller is an unlikely breakout star in WGN America’s equally unlikely hit slave-era drama “Underground” now in its second season. As Cato, the Orlando, Florida, native has taken one of the most unlikable character prototypes a Black overseer — and somehow humanized him. In the very first episode of “Underground,” Cato appears to…

Ice Cube is back on the big screen. But this time he’s not in a sequel but in a brand new film called Fist Fight. It’s a twist on the classic bully tale in that it’s the teachers, not the students, who meet up in the parking lot for an after-school showdown. And, for Cube,…

Football fans know Tony Gonzalez for his Pro Ball caliber work with the Kansas City Chiefs and later the Atlanta Falcons. Since retiring in 2013, he has slid easily into an analyst role at CBS. And now he might be adding movie star to his many accomplishments. In xXx: Return of Xander Cage starring Vin…

When the great playwright August Wilson died of liver cancer in 2005, few had reason to believe that Fences, his most celebrated work about Troy Maxson, a middle-aged husband, father and one-time Negro Leagues star fighting through life in the 1950s, would ever hit the big screen. But it is finally here, with Denzel Washington…

Tika Sumpter is expecting her first child in October and she’s never looked more radiant. Dressed in a striped shirt hugging her belly, with a sweater tied under her bundle, and stylish black pants, she is as alluring as ever. Her smile is even more warm and inviting. She’s in Atlanta, seated with KISS 104.1’s…

At just 35, Nick Cannon has been in the entertainment mix for nearly 20 years. From hosting “Caught on Camera with Nick Cannonî” to “America’s Got Talent,” both on NBC, to producing the Oxygen reality show “Like A Boss,” co-starring in BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and his long-running “Wild ‘N Out,” now for MTV2,…

SUVs remain a favorite among dads Lots of dads just don’t do minivans, especially not the cool ones. And, thankfully, they don’t have to. These three rides are proof positive that it is indeed possible to cart the family around in style, plus look good when riding solo. –ronda racha penrice For 2015, the Chevy Tahoe…

Dad approved gift for Father’s Day Hennessy and Crown Royal probably already have a place at your dad’s bar. But chances are none of the spirits below do. So treat the old man and expand his palate a little. After all, there’s nothing wrong with a bourbon, tequila, rye whiskey or all three! –ronda…

Story by Ronda Racha Penrice Images by DeWayne Rogers Redaric Williams’ silky caramel skin, seductive hazel eyes and killer abs have more than Lily’s temperature rising on “The Young and the Restless.” Those who aren’t even fans of the long-running soap have been tuning in to see Williams play Tyler Michaelson. The 6-foot-1 looker is…

As exciting as it has been for many women to envision the President of the United States, even as fictional as Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III is, stepping out on his wife, especially a manipulative and conniving one like Mellie, and risking it all, the presidency, for his self-proclaimed one true love, Olivia Pope, the reality…

In the United States, an estimated one of every 500 African Americans are born with the disease with an estimated one of every 12 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait.

Morris Chestnut is as handsome as ever walking into the designated interview room at the Four Seasons Atlanta. Casually dressed in jeans with a nice button-down topped off with a vest, he smiles often throughout the process of getting seated and prepped with a microphone. His every move screams that “life is good.” And indeed…

Keith David: “In this political climate that we’re in here in America, [they’re] trying to take God out of the schools, out of public places and, where you find an absence of God, you find things like that last school shooting.”

From Feb. 27 to March 1, Black Enterprise presented its eighth annual Women of Power Summit, hosted by State Farm, at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Fla. The lineup included many powerhouses, including these five black women bosses everyone should know. –ronda racha penrice