The actress dishes on karaoke outings with former co-stars from ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ and being showered with flowers from Luther Vandross — If your family had subscriptions to Black print magazines in the early 1990s, you likely knew Garcelle Beauvais’ face long before you knew her name. By the time she was cast in her first regular TV role in 1994’s prime time soap opera, Models Inc., a generation of Black girls…

Yvonne Perez Emerson is carving out space in a whitewashed cannabis culture with her luxury CBD beauty and wellness company — Doing It My Way is a candid ZORA Q&A series with newsmakers and changemakers in our community who are charting their own paths with conviction and defying convention. When Yvonne Perez Emerson was a young, single mother making homemade lotions, balms, and tinctures for her family, she had no idea…

Despite industry snubs, the Starz series continues to be a ratings hit, thanks largely to Black viewers — I did lots of shushing during our Power viewing party on Saturday night. My sister, a few friends, and I decided to get together for the midseason finale; some of us like to yell at the TV when we’re not sure if our favorite characters are going to end up…

Breaking new ground with a TV show, the host talks about her dream guests, the value of therapy, and why you should never discount her work — Doing It My Way is a candid ZORA Q&A series with newsmakers and changemakers in our community who are charting their own paths with conviction and defying convention. Crissle West and Kid Fury launched The Read in March 2013 — six and a half years ago by most calendars, but…