Raven-Symoné will receive the Icon Award at this year’s Better Brothers LA Truth Awards.
Broadcasting on Fox Soul, the gala, which is co-presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph and her The Diva Foundation, will also honor Netflix’s The Upshaws (Cultural Affirmation Award), Judge Greg Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and “Mathis Family Matters” (Family Award), Starz #TakeTheLead (Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award), Tabitha Brown (Ally Award), Byron Perkins (Courage Award), Dr. Darnell Hunt (Excellence in Education Award), Dr. David Malebranche (Advocate Award) and the Unique Woman’s Coalition (Advocate Award).
Better Brothers Los Angeles (Bbla) is a networking and social organization for members of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Truth Awards executive producer Scott Hamilton also announced on Tuesday that presenters will include Brandee Evans, Kim Coles, Tre’vell Anderson, Ashlee Marie Preston and Netflix’s Darnell Moore. They join previously announced presenters Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Lee, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Eric Scott Ways,...
Broadcasting on Fox Soul, the gala, which is co-presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph and her The Diva Foundation, will also honor Netflix’s The Upshaws (Cultural Affirmation Award), Judge Greg Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and “Mathis Family Matters” (Family Award), Starz #TakeTheLead (Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award), Tabitha Brown (Ally Award), Byron Perkins (Courage Award), Dr. Darnell Hunt (Excellence in Education Award), Dr. David Malebranche (Advocate Award) and the Unique Woman’s Coalition (Advocate Award).
Better Brothers Los Angeles (Bbla) is a networking and social organization for members of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Truth Awards executive producer Scott Hamilton also announced on Tuesday that presenters will include Brandee Evans, Kim Coles, Tre’vell Anderson, Ashlee Marie Preston and Netflix’s Darnell Moore. They join previously announced presenters Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Lee, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Eric Scott Ways,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Greg Mathis Jr.'s longtime boyfriend Elliott Cooper has a very special question for him on the season finale of E!'s Mathis Family Matters. "Greg, you know I love you, so I wanted to ask you something," Elliott tells Greg Jr. while at dinner with the rest of the Mathis family in this sneak peek. Kneeling down on one knee, he hands Greg Jr. a box, saying, "Take this." As the family watches in anticipation, Elliott continues, "We've been together for a very long time. We've been through a whole lot together. I couldn't be here without you, and with that, I wanted to ask, will you…move to L.A. with me?" The entire dinner table erupts in laughter as Greg Jr....
- 8/12/2022
- E! Online
You know what they say, pain is gain. Judge Greg Mathis and his son Amir undergo an electrifying new weight loss procedure in this exclusive sneak peek from the July 31 episode of Mathis Family Matters. "Dad, you got caught in the cookie jar," Amir tells his father. "You're trying to lose weight, I'm trying to help you." He then explains the ab stimulator works. "It fakes doing sit-ups," Amir says, "so it's equivalent to 25 thousand sit-ups in one session. That belly will be gone, and I'm telling you, you'll have a six-pack." As much as Amir wants to help his dad by introducing him to the stimulator, the TV arbitrator thinks otherwise, joking...
- 7/29/2022
- E! Online
Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe, Alex Kurtzman and Warner Bros. Television have been announced as the special achievement honorees for the 4th annual Aafca TV Honors.
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the Aafca TV honors recognize achievement in television, with an emphasis on entertainment representing the Black diaspora. At the invitation-only ceremony on Aug. 20 at Los Angeles’ Sls Hotel, Igbokwe will receive the Ashley Boone Award, Alex Kurtzman will receive the Ally Award, and Wbtv chairman Channing Dungey will accept the Inclusion Award on behalf of the studio.
The Ashley Boone Award, named after the executive, is presented to executives for their achievement within the industry. The first Black woman to lead a major U.S. television studio, Igbowke leads four studios as chairman for the Universal Studio Group, including Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios. Notable projects under her “Hacks,...
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the Aafca TV honors recognize achievement in television, with an emphasis on entertainment representing the Black diaspora. At the invitation-only ceremony on Aug. 20 at Los Angeles’ Sls Hotel, Igbokwe will receive the Ashley Boone Award, Alex Kurtzman will receive the Ally Award, and Wbtv chairman Channing Dungey will accept the Inclusion Award on behalf of the studio.
The Ashley Boone Award, named after the executive, is presented to executives for their achievement within the industry. The first Black woman to lead a major U.S. television studio, Igbowke leads four studios as chairman for the Universal Studio Group, including Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios. Notable projects under her “Hacks,...
- 7/6/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
After moving across the country to L.A. together, Greg Mathis Jr. is ready to reach another relationship milestone with boyfriend Elliott Cooper on E!'s Mathis Family Matters. As he explains in this sneak peek of the upcoming July 3 episode, "A big part of why I wanted to come out here is because I do want to take a more public track as an LGBTQ advocate. And on the road to being more public, I wanna do a public announcement about my sexuality." However, Greg Jr. knows that his decision will cause speculation about his dating life, so he's first checking in with Elliott to hear his thoughts. In response, Elliot explains that he "never really came...
- 6/29/2022
- E! Online
The honorable Mathis family is headed to E!. Get ready to see a new side of Judge Greg Mathis, as the iconic TV personality is giving fans a look at his life off-camera in the new E! reality series Mathis Family Matters, premiering June 19. Having not lived in the same city together in 15 years, the show will follow Judge Mathis and his family—wife Linda Mathis, and kids Jade Mathis, Camara Mathis Webb, Greg Mathis Jr. and Amir Mathis—as they explore new relationships and new careers, along with other hilarious shenanigans that come with being a famous reality TV family. A mainstay of the genre for many years, Judge Mathis isn't the only arbitrator to make their mark on the small...
- 6/8/2022
- E! Online
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