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Ruby Dee Celebrates Her 90th Birthday in Harlem

Ruby sure does look great for her age.

Actor, activist and living legend Ruby Dee celebrated her 90th birthday at Harlem’s Schomburg Center.

By Demetria Irwin

Posted: November 16, 2012 Tags: Angela Bassett, black hollywood, Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, power couple, president barack obama, Ruby Dee, Susan Taylor

Last year, The Guinness Book of World Records named Samuel L. Jackson the highest-grossing actor of all time. The 63-year-old Washington, D.C. native has starred in over 100 films that have a combined box office gross of almost $8 billion. That’s quite a feat for a man who nearly squandered his talent and life away due to a serious drug and alcohol addiction.

Since starting out in the theater in the ’70s as a student at Morehouse College, Jackson has managed to build an estimated net worth of $150 million by appearing in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, like Captain America and Star Wars and low budget critical hits like Eve’s Bayou. The always earnest, off-the-cuff actor has made a fortune playing stern, authoritative characters. His latest role and box office score was as Nick Fury in The Avengers, which broke domestic box office records, pulling in $200.3 million opening weekend. With the May 18th release of his new neo-noir thriller The Samaritan sure to add more zeros to Jackson’s bank account, BlackEnterprise.com decodes the hardest working actor in Hollywood. —Shydel James

Samuel L. Jackson Decoded: Hollywood’s Hardest Working Man

Examining the luminous career of the highest grossing actor of all time

The Guinness Book of World Records cemented Samuel L. Jackson as the highest-grossing actor of…

By Shydel James

Posted: May 11, 2012 Tags: Angela Bassett, BE Decoded, Broadway, Captain AMerica, Decoded, Guinness Book of World Records, Martin Luther King Jr., Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars, The Avengers, The Mountaintop

Americans put a lot of value on job status. There are jobs that are revered for heroism—firefighters, soldiers—and others are heralded as the cornerstone of our society, such as educators. But the jobs that most admire with awe and envy are the “sexy jobs.” Positions that, from the outside looking in, appear to pay a pretty penny to live the life. They’re so appealing in fact that if you pay attention to any TV show or film there’s a good chance that one or all of the main characters have one of these “sexy jobs.” However, the luxurious lives associated with these gigs on screen don’t translate to real life, where oftentimes passion outweighs the paycheck. BlackEnterprise.com took a look at the actual earnings for these “sexy jobs” to see if the pay equaled the prestige. —Chloe Hilliard

7 “Sexy” Jobs You Thought Paid Well But Really Don’t

Not every career path is as luxurious as it looks from the outside looking in

Some jobs look fabulous and high profile but at the end of the day don’t…

By Chloe Hilliard

Posted: April 9, 2012 Tags: actor, Angela Bassett, doctor, Eddie Murphy, flight attendant, gross pay, income, journalism, Kareem Black, Kevin Heart, Laugh at My Pain, median salary, musician, net pay, reporter, salary, sexy jobs, Will Smith

Playwright Katori Hall Celebrates MLK’s Legacy with ‘The Mountaintop’

The Mountaintop playwright explains the real story behind why she re-imagined MLK's last day

The Mountaintop’s Katori Hall opens up about the true story behind her fictional account of…

By Carolyn M. Brown

Posted: January 2, 2012 Tags: Angela Bassett, Broadway, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Katori Hall, Lorraine Hotel, Lydia Diamond, Mason Temple, Samuel L. Jackson, Suzan-Lori Parks, The Mountaintop, Vietnam War, Women of Power

Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Yale, Columbia and UPenn all have the distinction of being named Ivy League institutions of higher education. Since February 1954 these eight universities have been heralded for their academic excellence and standout athletic achievements. Almost 60 years later, those institutions are still recognized as the most prestigious centers of higher learning nationwide. While the general train of thought would be that the Elite 8 would solely produce cerebral types, some of today’s most notable and creative African American celebrities have walked their hallowed halls as well. With the back to school season in full swing, BlackEnterprise.com highlights 10 celebrities you probably didn’t know attended an Ivy League school. —Amber McKynzie

10 Black Celebrities Who Attended Ivy League Schools

Eight schools have the honor of being labeled Ivy League and—surprisingly—having these 10 celebrities as attendees

The elite eight of higher education are referred to as Ivy League schools. While most…

By Amber McKynzie

Posted: August 19, 2011 Tags: Angela Bassett, back to school gallery, BET, Bob Johnson, Brown, COlumbia University, Cornell University, Courtney B. Vance, Dartmouth, elite eight, Harvard University, Hill Harper, Ivy League, John Legend, Joy Bryant, Princeton University, Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Robert Johnson, Ryan Leslie, Sanaa Lathan, Stan Lathan, Tyra Banks, University of Pennsylvania, Yale

WATCH: John Singleton on Boyz N the Hood’s 20th Anniversary

The celebrated director reflects on the impact of his seminal debut film

Director John Singleton made history as the youngest person to ever be nominated for an…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: July 12, 2011 Tags: Angela Bassett, black film, black hollywood, Boyz N the Hood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, John Singleton, South Central LA

Actors Laz Alonso and Paula Patton share a hearty laugh with Bishop T.D. Jakes at the Dallas screening of Jumping the Broom

GALLERY: Bishop T.D. Jakes’ ‘Jumping the Broom’ Dallas Premiere

Highlights from Bishop T.D. Jakes' Easter premiere of his new movie, Jumping the Broom

Bishop T.D. Jakes invited Black Enterprise down to Dallas for the Easter weekend premiere of…

By Alfred Edmond Jr.

Posted: May 3, 2011 Tags: Angela Bassett, Bishop TD Jakes, Deion Sanders, Devon Franklin, Easter, Emmitt Smith, Jump the Broom, Kirk Franklin, Laz Alonso, Loretta Divine, Paula Patton, Robin Thicke, Tracey Edmonds

This Week on Our World: Best-selling Author Terry McMillan

Also: roundtable discussion on Blacks in new media; gospel star Yolanda Adams takes on hypertension.

By Black Enterprise

Posted: March 18, 2011 Tags: Amanda Diva, Angela Bassett, Getting to Happy, hypertension, Lola Ogunnaike, new media, Our World with BLACK ENTERPRISE, Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale, Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams