Brown Sista

Actress Sanaa Lathan is thankful for everything she has. But that’s not stopping her from working hard to get even more. One of the perks of interviewing Sanaa Lathan is that you don’t always know what she’s going to say, but you kind of know what you’re in for. And that is a really engaging conversation with a woman who exemplifies a plethora of “C” words. Cool. Calm. Considerate. Clever. Conscientious. Committed. Constructive. Certain. Chic. Conversant. Courageous. Crazy. Confident. Colorful. Contempla-tive. Creative. Compassionate. Complex. Courteous. Credible. Plus at least one word that doesn’t start with the third letter in the alphabet. “Sexy,” adds Blair Underwood, who played Lathan’s rebound love interest in the 2006 romantic comedy Something New.
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More fab Brown Sistas came out for the New York Fashion Week events. Zoe + Sanaa sitting pretty in the front row, Paula Patton + her hubby Robin Thicke, Ashanti, Rosario, Tyra, Who’s Wearing What, and more…

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Tyler Perry’s new movie, The Family That Preys, hits movie theaters this coming Friday and the the New York City premiere of the film was held last night. Stars, Sanaa Lathan and Taraji P. Henson showed up for the screening, as did Tyler himself. Speaking to the press on the red carpet, Tyler revealed that fans who come out to see the film will be treated to a sneak peak of his next movie, Madea Goes To Jail, which is scheduled to officially hit movie theaters in February 2009.
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Sanaa Lathan, who stars in Tyler Perry’s new movie “The Family That Preys”, was seen earlier this week attending the launch of Verizon’s new pink Black Berry 8330. The actress, who turns 37 in a few short weeks, is also gracing the cover of next week’s edition of Jet Magazine, along with fellow “Preys” cast mate, Taraji P. Henson. Tyler Perry’s latest movie is shaping up to be quite interesting. Along with a stellar cast that includes Lathan and Henson, actresses Robin Givens and Alfre Woodard are also on board for what appears to be this fall’s must see movie. I had no idea what to expect of this movie when I first heard about it last year; however, after seeing several trailers for the film, I have no doubt this will be Tyler’s best work to date. Sanaa is playing a character we haven’t seen her tackle before and Robin Givens, who is making her way back into Hollywood, looks to have a very juicy role as well.
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Actreses Naomie Harris, Taraji P. Henson, and Sanaa Lathan all hit up Jurlique’s Biodynamic BBQ, which was hosted by director Brett Ratner. The Biodynamics line was officially launched in early June and is touted as being an entirely green friendly line of skin care products. Naomie Harris, pictured above and best known for her role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, is said to be a fan of the skin care line and brought friends Sanaa and Taraji into the fold.
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Nominations for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced yesterday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and several Brown Sistas are up for huge awards. The made for TV adaptation of “A Raisin In The” Sun was nominated for Oustanding Made For Television Movie and both stars of the film, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald, were nominated for their respective roles. Phylicia received a Best Actress nod while Audra received a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role. Also nominated for supporting roles are Vanessa L. Williams for her work on the hit series “Ugly Betty”, Chandra Wilson for her role in “Grey’s Anatomy”, and Alfre Woodard for her work on the mini-series “Pictures Of Hollis Woods”.
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Singers Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige and Rihanna, were just a handful of Brown Sistas who converged on New Orleans over the weekend for the 2008 Essence Music Festival. The festival, which is now in it’s 14th year, is probably best known for it’s stellar line-up of musical acts, but the three day event also draws hordes of fans who show up for the dance workshops and panel discussions, which draw non musical celebrities like Bill Cosby and Dr. Cornell West. Music however is the force that binds this festival together and as in year’s past, well established and not so well established acts shared the same stage and received equal billing.
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