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Actress Taraji P. Henson is bringing mental health to the forefront with her new Facebook Watch series “Peace of Mind with Taraji.” In the show, the actress meets with people and helps them deal with grief after suffering losses of loved ones, to acts of violence. So far, she’s spoken with Asian Doll on the…

This just in: Kim Kardashian finally may have come to her senses and is calling it quits with husband Kanye West. While we’ve all watched their struggles and often scratched our heads wondering when Kim would stick a fork in their marriage, 2021 might be the year. The catastrophe of 2020 made all of us…

Tamar Braxton says her descent into a black hole of emotional turbulence began after her termination from the popular daytime talk show, “The Real,” in 2016. It all culminated in her attempt to take her own life in July 2020. ‘The first time I knew that things wasn’t normal, was when everything went down with…

Mary J. Blige split from her ex-husband three years ago, but that has not made going solo during the holidays any easier. Blige appeared on Taraji P. Henson’s Facebook Watch series “Place of Peace” on Thursday, Dec. 24, and admitted that although the holidays are challenging, there is a silver lining — not repeating the…

Taraji P. Henson confessed she was “so happy” to be “off the couch” as she hosted the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. The “Empire” star celebrated by doing Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s famous “WAP” dance as she opened the awards show over the weekend, joking her deodorant had “expired” because…

Taraji P. Henson told fans it took some time to lick her emotional wounds after her surprising breakup with the former love of her life, retired NFL star Kelvin Hayden. The Oscar-winning actress told “Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Frazier that there were very dark days in her post-engagement period. And it was exacerbated by the onset…

Taraji P. Henson will host the American Music Awards. The “Empire” actress will host the event for the first time on Nov. 22, 2020, for ABC, having previously overseen the BET Soul Train Awards in 2009 and 2010 and the Black Girls Rock! Show in 2017 for the network. The 50-year-old star said in a…

Taraji P. Henson has announced that she and the man she was engaged to for two years have broken up. Henson, 50, the anchor of the hit series “Empire,” paid a quarantine visit to the “The Breakfast Club” radio show on Monday morning, Oct. 19, 2020, where she made the declaration that she broke up…

Taraji P. Henson warns people to be careful how loosely they use the term “Black Girl Magic” because it “dehumanizes” and minimizes the pain that Black woman often go through. The beloved actress headlined Marie Claire‘s annual Power On summit, which was held virtually due to the pandemic. The former “Empire” star, who first came…

Taraji P. Henson is set to host a show about mental health on Facebook Watch. The “Empire” star will be the face of a brand new series titled “Peace of Mind with Taraji,” which will be co-hosted by the actress and Tracie Jade Jenkins, who is the executive director of the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation,…

Taraji P. Henson brought in her 50th birthday with righteous aplomb. The Oscar-winning actress, who took home the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, was revealing in ways we’d never seen from her before. Henson gave her 16 million Instagram followers an eyeful of her bronze body as she…

Taraji P. Henson is to star in an “Empire” spin-off series. The 49-year-old actress will reprise her role as Cookie Lyon in an upcoming Fox TV show, which will be co-written by “Empire” co-creator Danny Strong and Yolanda Lawrence and Stacy A. Littlejohn, who also worked on the music business drama. All three writers will…

Taraji P. Henson wants to help her community cope with their mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. The “Empire” actress is keen to support the Black community, particularly with their mental health, during the health crisis. She said: “When COVID happened, my heart went out and I just knew that people were suffering and they’re…

Tina Knowles-Lawson never fails us — from her beauty to her style to being the mother of Beyoncé and Solange. The 66-year-old diva took to Instagram on Monday, May 18, 2020, to share a jaw-dropping throwback photo of herself, and let’s just say the internet can’t get enough. The photo featured a young Knowles-Lawson with…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an abrupt change for millions around the world. Social distancing, economic concerns, and overall physical well-being can lead to mental health issues. Due to the swift change of life, it’s important for people to give themselves the time to make an adjustment to this new normal. The things that usually…

Taraji P. Henson hopes the lockdown will transform people. The “Empire” actress understands it will take some time to adjust after social distancing measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus around the world are lifted but hopes the period doesn’t make humanity “cold” and drift away from one another. She said: “As…

“Empire” will end prematurely on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The popular hip-hop drama was always intended to finish at the end of its current sixth season, but after the global health pandemic forced filming to be shut down, it will now end on episode 18 of the finale series. The FOX show’s writers Lee Daniels…

Taraji P. Henson has “paused” her wedding plans after losing an uncle to suspected coronavirus “complications.” The Coffee and Kareem star has been busy planning her upcoming nuptials with fiancé Kelvin Hayden, but she admitted the ongoing global pandemic has meant the couple is taking a step back to reevaluate and figure out what comes…

Taraji P. Henson is finding wedding planning overwhelming.

From the moment En Vogue rocked little black dresses, heels and red lipstick in the visuals for “Hold On,” we were captivated. Their sensual sophistication, daring lyrics and dulcet vocals became the blueprint for bold elegance. They embodied Black girl magic long before it was a hashtag movement. Thirty years later, the funky divas still…