The PIC.tv series Diary of a Single Mom, starring YBStarz Nieko Mann (profile), Jonathan Biggs (profile), and China Anderson (profile), is back for it’s second season! Season 2 debuted on PIC.tv on Monday, February 1st, to kick of Black History Month. The next seven episodes of the season will air every Thursday at 12:00am EST at PIC.tv/SingleMom. Be sure to visit the site where you can watch both Seasons 1 & 2. Speaking of Season 1, Diary of a Single Mom won awards for Best Indie Soap and Best Guest Actor from the Indie Soap Awards 2009! Congrats to the cast & crew of the show!
Take a look at the Season 2 trailer below!
On Saturday January 30th, Alana Ethridge (profile) hosted a private screening for the film Tooth Fairy. The screening was held for over 80 kids in Alana’s Achievers “reading for life” program and other Athletes for Education programs. Her guest of honor was a co-star from the film, Chase Ellison. In Tooth Fairy, Chase plays Randy (Ashley Judd’s son). The kids were surprised and thrilled to get to meet the young actor and take part in a little Red Carpet experience! Check out the video of Alana’s Q&A interview with Chase HERE. You can also take a look at a video of Alana taking photos with the kids from the event HERE.
In other news, Alana is continuing to be very busy in the community! She will be partnering with the San Diego USD for their high school girl’s pilot program 10-to-Succeed. The program targets at risk girls to help them improve attendance and the drop-out rate in low income area high schools. The program will also support them in setting positive goals and focus on getting a good education. Alana will be speaking at several assemblies in the coming weeks to kick off the program. Although Alana is only 12, the school district feels that she can inspire the older girls by what she has already accomplished at her young age. Let’s hope the new program is a big success!
Recently, we posted photos of Tommi Williams (profile) on the set of her new photoshoot. Now we’re back with the finished product! The pictures look very vibrant and fun! The photos were taken in a number of settings: the photographers studio, a rooftop in downtown LA, and the Santa Monica Pier. Check them out below!
Expect some new music from Tommi in the near future! Check out her Music Myspace profile HERE and follow her on Twitter @TommiWill for the latest!
YBS would like to introduce you all to 12 year old actress Blesst Bowden (profile)! Blesst has been acting since the age of 5 and seems to be well on her way. She has held major roles on television shows such as Campus Ladies, Lucky Louie, and Chocolate News. She has also done quite a few commercials for Wal Mart, Dairy Queen, McDonald’s, Oscar Mayer, and many others. Aside from acting, Blesst also enjoys taking part in dance which she’s also been involved in since age 5. Learn more about Young Black Star Blesst Bowden by visiting her profile HERE. Welcome to YBS Blesst!
On Saturday, February 6th, The Brown Boys (profile) will be performing at the Men Motivating Men speaking tour. The tour was designed to bring powerful and positive men together to share their experiences and challenges in maintaining their commitment to a life of stability, dignity, character, faith and obligation to support their communities. The event will be held at the Malcolm X College in Chicago. A lunch reception will be held from 12pm – 1pm, the event will go on until 3:30pm, and a meet and greet will take place until 4pm. Admission is free so if you would like to see Dante and Dusan perform as well as hear from a group of great men, here’s a great chance!
Take a look at these pictures of Tyler James Williams (profile) at the Los Angeles premier of the “Preacher’s Kid“. The premiere was on January 26th at the Magic Johnson Theaters. Other celebs that attended the premiere included Rae’Ven Kelly, LeToya Luckett, Michael Ealy, Tasha Smith, and others.
