Brown Sista

Joy Bryant, Toccara Jones and singer Beyonce Knowles were just a few of the beautiful Brown Sistas who showed up last night for the 2008 New Yorkers for Children Gala. The annual event was held at one of New York’s hottest spots, Cipriani 42nd Street, and included the usual elements to liven up a party- cocktails, dinner, a celebrity auction, and even live entertainment. NYFC was created ten years ago by Oscar de la Renta and Nicholas Scoppetta to provide transitional assistance for some 17,000 children who reside in the foster care system in New York City. Since it’s inception the charity has raised over ten million dollars and helped thousands of children go to college, as well as network with a “dream team” of professionals to learn about potential career opportunities.
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On Saturday, August 23, actress Malinda Williams and former rapper and present celebrity deejay Derrick “D-Nice” Jones, wed in a quaint ceremony at The Mezzanine in Newark, New Jersey. As Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen” played softly, Malinda made her grand entrance, wearing an ivory, strapless, beaded, ruffled-tiered gown by Maggie Sottero, champagne Christian Louboutin satin pumps, and a veil and hair adornment compliments of Lori London, while carrying an eggplant calla lily. The couple’s vintage-mod wedding theme was captured by organic décor of tall branches, ivory hydrangea, floating votive candles, and brown, taupe and ivory river rocks. [Read More]
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Actress Malinda Williams, as previously reported here, is engaged to be married to longtime boyfriend, 80s rapper, D. Nice. The actress, who was most recently seen in the Ice Cube produced film, First Sunday, had her bridal shower this past weekend and it was indeed a star studded affair. Malinda was joined by fellow “Soul Food” castmates Vanessa Williams and Nicole Ari Parker, as well as actresses Tasha Smith (Why Did I Get Married), Salli Richardson (I Am Legend), Terri J. Vaughn (The Steve Harvey Show) and many others. The G. Garvin catered affair was covered exclusively by Essence Magazine and is featured on their website in a two part special.
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The Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP held it’s 18th. Annual Theatre Awards last night in Hollywood, California. Honorees included actress Vivica A. Fox and Fox television show “American Idol”. Actress Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Set It Off) and Anthony Anderson (Meet The Andersons, Kingdome Come) hosted the show which was held at the Kodak Theatre. Vivica was awarded the “Spirit Award”, while American Idol was recognized with the Service Award for their “Idol Gives Back” fundraising telecast.
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Actress Malinda Williams, who will always be “Bird” to me, is set to co-star alongside Tracey Morgan, Jessical Beil and Jake Gyllenhaal in the romantic comedy “Nailed”. The film of course revolves around Beil, who plays a waitress who gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC, where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause. Malinda will play Beil’s best friend or someone else none too important to the film and Morgan will play the dumb Negro who embarrasses us all. Nailed is presently in post production but has a tentative release date of summer 2009.

Actress and newlywed, Terri J. Vaughn, recently finished production on her first film, a documentary, about the struggle to find quality roles as an African American woman in Hollywood. “Angels Can’t Help But Laugh” is the first of several films to be produced by Terri via her own production company, Nina Holiday Entertainment. In the film, Terri speaks with 25 Black actresses, including veterans like Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jasmine Guy, as well as up and comers like Meagan Good, Malinda Williams, and Essence Atkins. You can check out the trailer from the film below, as well as several other promotional clips posted on the official Angels Can’t Help But Laugh website.
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Soul Food actress Malinda Williams is featured on the most recent cover of Upscale Magazine. In the mag Malinda once again speaks on her failed marriage to actor Mekhi Phifer- as well as finding love again with her new fiancé, 80’s rapper, Derrick “D-Nice” Jones. Malinda also drops a few facts about her upcoming wedding which is scheduled to take place this August in Atlanta, Georgia.
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