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ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!
TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!
If you missed our 9th year anniversary blog timeline go to
http://outstagin.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-timeline-outtown-in-nine.html
HEY COUTURIANS we have video links on YOUTUBE of this years MISTA COUTURE show Catch all the fun that happened at this event with the contestants as well as check out interviews from our celebrity guests The Have and Have Nots star Patrick Faucette and former BAPs reality show personality Gina Cheatham (PICTURED Faucette, Cheatham and one of the winners Ricodemo Ricodemo
HERE ARE THE LINKS
THE CALENDAR IS OUT AND READY! The
calendar features 12 gents from across the country
in three sets of black and white photos: style, undergear and
tasteful artistic body shots.
Featured are (FROM TOP LEFT) Luther Hall, Kuang Chen,
Jamie Luckett, Covell N Gwen Bellamy, Robert Dobson,
Damien Eichelberger, 2015 MISTA COUTURE ONLINE
POLL WINNER Robtaevious Madden, Rodney Lamar
Moore, Shonnell McNeese, 2015 MISTA COUTURE winner
Rico Demo Rico Demo, Maurice Govan and Jay- Redd.
Check out the documentary spotlighting the gents who participated in the shooting of the
2015 Men of Color Calendar.
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and comfortable posing nude (NO FRONTAL SHOWN) in front of the camera, then we are
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SPOT BITZ
President Barack Obama was on "The Colbert Report," that taped in Washington DC Monday when he was playfully confiding that the trappings of the presidency really don't go to his head.
"When I go home, Michelle, Malia and Sasha give me a hard time," he told host Stephen Colbert. "There are no trumpets, and they tease me mercilessly."
His daughters mock his big ears, he leaves his socks on the floor and sitting behind Stephen Colbert's desk, he said, gives him a greater sense of power.
Colbert, whose on-screen persona is that of an insufferable conservative scold, accused Obama of exceeding his authority on immigration. "When did you decide to burn the Constitution and become emperor?" he asked. The question was heard as a joke by many in the audience at George Washington University.
Obama dropped the comedy and replied: "Actually, Steve, everything that we have done is scrupulously within the law and has been done by previous Democratic and Republican presidents."
It was Obama's third appearance on the show, his second as president.
Meanwhile, POTUS sat down with BET Networks for an exclusive interview at the White House to discuss the current unrest in America. The president addresses community concerns and calls for justice and equality after the recent grand jury decisions. President Obama discusses his strategy not only to investigate the various incidents, but also the ways in which he believes that the country can come together during this time. BET News' Jeff Johnson conducts the interview.
To see interview go to http://www.bet.com/video/news/national/2014/a-conversation-with-president-obama.html
We can agree with the President when he said that he didn't want to influence the narrative in regards to saying the police were wrong in their handling with Mike Brown and Eric Garner "putting his thumb on the scale of justice" because he is a politician and he has a certain stance he has to take as a politician and his allegiance
to the office. But there is one thing
for certain, he is making efforts of helping the problem rather than blaming and doing nothing.
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In support of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man killed by a police chokehold in July Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose sported an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt in pregame warmups before Saturday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The support came about reportedly when Rose was in his downtown Chicago apartment one night late last week with two of his oldest friends, Tim Flowers and Randall Hampton from the South Side of Chicago. When the protests erupted after the non-indictment of Garner, Rose and his friends were inside the Trump Tower in New York, they watched the streets below fill with demonstrators.
Rose, asked Hampton to find him a shirt bearing Garner’s final words, which had become a rallying cry across the country.
It did not take long for Rose to get the shirt. And last Saturday night, when the Bulls took on Golden State in Chicago, he wore it during warm-ups. It was black, with white letters that stated, “I Can’t Breathe.”
What Rose began, other N.B.A. players have continued. On Monday in Brooklyn, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James wore a similar shirt, as did a number of Nets. On Tuesday night, in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant and his Lakers teammates wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts before they took on the Sacramento Kings.
It looks like the Michael Sam documentary is finally going to happen.
Back in May, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) announced it was going to create a multi-part documentary series with Sam, chronicling his 'historic journey' as the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL.
The Rams, the team that drafted Sam, had no idea he had planned to make a documentary and they weren't thrilled when they found out.
Just two days after the documentary was originally announced, Sam and OWN decided that it would probably be best for all involved if the documentary was postponed.
After a seven month postponement, the documentary is back on.
According to OWN, the documentary will focus on "when Michael was drafted by the St. Louis Rams, the intense media scrutiny that immediately followed, and Michael's struggle to stay focused despite the pressure and chaos. Additionally, the documentary explores Michael's relationship with his boyfriend Vito and the challenge of balancing his personal life alongside his pursuit of NFL stardom."
The documentary will air on OWN Dec. 27. The 90-minute special will be followed by an interview between Oprah Winfrey and Sam.
Do you all think people will tune in ? We think his spotlight is fading and the novelty has waned a bit.
The Golden Globe nominations were announced this week and one ILLI MO native actor was nominated and that was Kansas City, Mo native
Don Cheadle was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy for House of Lies (PICTURED Cheadle winning the award in 2013) . The awards will air Jan 11 on NBC.
The NAACP Image Award nominations were also announced this week and several ILLI MO native and former residences were nominated. One being
longtime Chicago mogul Oprah Winfrey (nominated for five awards) whose film, "Selma" , that she produced, was nominated for Best Picture and she was also nominated for her role in the film for Best Supporting Actress, Outstanding News Series ("Oprah's Life Class"), Outstanding Talk Series ("Oprah Prime"), and Outstanding Variety Special ("Oprah's Master Class"). Others include Jefferson City, Mo native Cedric The Entertainer for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Film ("Top Five"), Kansas City native Don Cheadle for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy ("House of Lies"), Chicago native Andre Braugher for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy ("Brooklyn 99") St Louis raised Niecy Nash for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy ("The Soul Man"), Robbins, Ill native Keke Palmer for Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie ("A Trip to Bountiful"), St Louis business Sweetie Pies was nominated for Outstanding Reality Series ("Welcome to Sweetie Pies"), Chicago native Jennifer Hudson for Outstanding Album ("J Hud") and Outstanding Female.
The awards will air Feb 6 on TV One.
Kansas City, Mo native Columbus Short came clean in regards to the reason for his downspiral in his personal life which affected his professional life mainly his three year stint on the ABC hit series, "Scandal" when he was fired earlier this year.
During an interview with Access Hollywood, the former “Scandal” star, 32, said he was overwhelmed by recent events in his life.
“I was struggling with drugs,” said a visibly shaken Short, who confessed to self-medicating with alcohol in July. “I had a lot on my plate … I was doing cocaine and drinking a lot, and trying to balance a 16-hour work schedule a day, and a family, and I just lost myself back then.”
In recent months, Short has been involved in numerous altercations, some with his soon-to-be ex-wife Tanee McCall-Short, whom he recorded attacking another woman, and other altercations in which he was intoxicated.
He says the suicide of his good friend Lee Thompson Young in August 2013 triggered his spiral. “I found out when I was on set, and it really just, it took my legs out from under me,” said Short.
While working on one of television’s most popular shows alongside Kerry Washingtonand show creator Shonda Rhimes, he was using drugs. “They protected me and they held me down,” he revealed. “And that was one of the real reasons — they just wanted me to get my stuff together. Sometimes the bottom has to be dropped out for you to really get it.”
Nelly's 8-part BET reality show “Nellyville”is a hit. according to BET, the debut of “Nellyville” drew one million viewers in its debut airing, Nov 25, making it the top non-scripted series debut a for the last two years on the network. The series follows Nelly being a father to his children (two biologically and two adopted from his late sister, Jackie), his involvement with new girlfriend Miss Jackson and his career .
Although the show has been criticized as a bit fluffy in content, we are sure to assume as second season will be filmed.
St. Louis native Devon Alexander will be a part of Saturday
night’s pro boxing card on the Showtime Network. Alexander
will take on Amir Khan in a 12-round bout for the WBC Silver
Welterweight belt.
The broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas begins at 8pm St. Louis time. Also, a special guest of Alexander will beMichael Brown Sr, the father of slain teen Mike Brown, Jr.
“We’re going to represent St Louis the way we always represent St Louis,” said Alexander’s trainer Kevin Cunningham who was raised in Ferguson. “We are going to have Mike Brown Sr with us, so that’s pretty much what we’re doing in a nutshell in reference to that.”
UPDATE: Alexander lost the fight.
Fox Broadcasting Company hosted its Red Carpet event for“Empire,” the premiere show starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson at PUBLIC Chicago on Monday. Attendees, which included the cast, got to check out the pilot episode for the series, which is created by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler), Danny Strong (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay pt. 1 & 2) and executive produced byIlene Chaiken (The L Word). The series will begin airing Jan 7 on Fox.
Howard plays the character of Lucious Lyon, an immensely talented artist and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. He finds out that he has less than three years to live, and launches his search for an heir to his company. His three sons, and his ex-wife Henson set out to claim Empire Entertainment for their own.
Governor Pat Quinn visited Monday the set of the new TV drama “Empire” at Cinespace Studios to welcome the series to Illinois. “Empire” is filmed in Chicago and employs about 250 Illinois workers. The event is part of Quinn’s agenda to create jobs and drive Illinois’ economy forward.
The studio reportedly is the largest soundstage in the United States outside of Hollywood since its opening in 2011. It has also been home to major productions such as TV series “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.” and “Boss,” as well as blockbuster studio films such as “Transformers” and “Divergent.”
Comedian/actor Chris Rock was on a two-day multi city
promo tour to promote his upcoming film, Top Five (that was written and directed by Rock and co-produced by Kanye West), that is released nationwide in theaters on Friday.
On Wednesday, he'll was in St. Louis and Chicago, In St Louis, there was an afternoon screening at MX in downtown St Louis. According to St Louis Americans Partyline writer Delores Shante, "Chris Rock breezed through to say hello
and ask the folks who got the hookup for the free screening
to tell their friends to support the movie so he doesn’t end up
on “Love and Hip-Hop.” Rock also took a tour of the Gateway Arch while he was in St Louis. In Chicago, he first stopped in Geno East with his staff and winners of the screening to eat pizza.
Nelly’s 9th Annual Black & White Ball, that is hosted by rap superstar Nelly, will take place. Dec. 21 at the Four Seasons Hotel, the venue that held it last December. From reports, performing is pop duo Nico & Vinz, who had a huge summer hit this year with “Am I Wrong” The ball is an invitation-only event that is given to those who helped fund Nelly;s annual scholarship fund for potential high schoolers who decide to attend Lindenwood University. Synergy is presenting the event with Derrty Ent.
St Louis based poet educator Michael Castro has been appointed St. Louis' first poet laureate as approved by the city's Board of Aldermen. He will reportedly begin his post Jan. 1 and a formal event to mark the appointment will be planned that month, said Michael Powers, legislative director for aldermanic President Lewis Reed.
This week we spotlight singer Telisha (formerly Seviin Li ). Raised in St Louis (she is originally from Madrid, Spain) she is known as a "quadruple threat" (vocalist extraordinaire, actress, songwriter, and dancer) began her journey at the age of 12 she was recognized as the best Soloist of the Year from the Midwest Conference of Christian Artists (MCCA). Telisha made her first vocal debut on Grammy award-winning national recording artist Murphy Lee's platinum selling album “Murphy’s Law” . In 2012, she collaborated with Murphy Lee on his hit single titled “Age of 21” from his album "UCME".
. ‘I work hard to be the best “me” i can be- I’m my biggest competitor‘ Telisha says. Telisha's has had the privilege to open up and share the stage with National artist's such as Nelly, , K. Michelle, Monica, Murphy Lee, Tank, Johnny Gill, Shirley Murdock and Dottie Peoples to name a few. She also had leading role performances in hit Gospel plays, “Be careful What U Pray For”, “A Fool For Love”, with Marvelous Entertainment, “Tell Hell I Ain’t Comin”, "P.h.a.t. Girls Don't Cry", "The Fight For Amazing Love", and " Treat or Trick".
Also In 2012 Telisha made her film acting debut, playing the role of Tina Turner in the short film “City of the Blues”.
‘I am a songstress at birth, actress at heart, writer through wisdom, happy by choice, complete through God...I am a Goddess...I am Telisha.
‘I am a songstress at birth, actress at heart, writer through wisdom, happy by choice, complete through God...I am a Goddess...I am Telisha.
Telisha just released a new single, Three Words"
To hear the song go to https://soundcloud.com/telishaismusic/three-words
This week we feature St Louis based business systems integrator Ashley Donahue (who's the younger sister to rap superstar Nelly) who had taken this selfie recently and posted on her Facebook page showing her infectious smile!
This week we feature St Louis based event/club promoter Phil Anipes aka Phil Assets who is
sporting some spiffy casual wear coming out of Lambert Airport recently that is quite fashionable with the black jacket, sport khakis, black suede shoes with shades and carry on bags.
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Why didnt the grand jury indict the cops who killed Eric Garner but indicted the guy who filmed the killing? Why did P Diddy punch Drake in the face ? Why didnt Floyd Mayweather go to the cops when his friend rapper Earl Hayes killed his wife and himself witnessing it on Facetime? And why did Mayweather go to a basketball game afterwards? Why was the lead singer of Creed plotting to kill President Obama?Why was Sony Pictures movies and emails were able to get hacked? And why did that Sony exec call Kevin Hart a money whore? Why wasnt the Ferguson sketch not aired on Saturday NightLive last Saturday ?Why is there going to be a TV series about the OJ Simpson trial? Why are people making a big deal about Whoopi Goldberg farting on The View? And why do people say, "at the end of the day" when making a point in an argument?
The Black Rep's 38 th season has kicked off with the classic
stageplay, "A Raisin in the Sun" thru Dec 21 at Harris-Stowe State University’s Emerson Performance Center, 3031 Laclede Avenue • More info 314-534-3810; theblackrep.org
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