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Caribbean Life, April 14-20, 2022
Go With The Flo
By Flo Anthony
And Just Like That….the
day after the Academy Awards
announced that her husband Will
Smith has been banned from
attending the Oscars for 10 years,
Jada Pinkett Smith, was front and
center on the red carpet on April 9,
at the star-studded opening of the
Rhimes Performing Arts Center
in Los Angeles. Glittering in a
gold evening gown, Pinkett-Smith
posed for photos alongside Grey’s
Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes,
Debbie Allen, Samuel L. Jackson
and his wife LaTanya Richardson
Jackson. The new 24,000 square
foot venue will reportedly host
the renowned Debbie Allen Dance
Academy and feature several studios
including one named for the
Smiths, according to Broadway
World. Meanwhile, Roger Friedman
of Showbiz 411 reported that
Will is in Dubai.
Hip-Hop music producer DJ
Khaled received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame on
April 11. The four-time Grammy
nominee was joined by Fat Joe,
Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z,
who were among the many wellwishers
at the ceremony held at
6212 Hollywood Boulevard, next
to Amoeba Music. Combs and
Fat Joe were featured on a 2010
remix of Khaled’s “All I Do Is
Win.” According to NBC News,
Khaled told the crowd, “This
right here, my star, I want my
star to represent the light, the
love that shines on everybody.
“Khaled’s star is the 2,719th star
on the Walk of Fame.
According to Variety, Whoopi
Goldberg was added to the cast
of “Anansi Boys” last week and
is currently filming in Scotland.
The Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/
Tony winner will portray the villainous
Bird woman otherwise
known as the dangerous God
of Birds who’s looking to enact
revenge on protagonist Anansi.
On April 11, Joy Behar revealed
on The View: “If you’re wondering
where Whoopi is, the girl’s
got a movie she’s making and
she will be back when she finishes
whatever she’s doing. So
she’s gone for a while.”
Businessman and philanthropist
Robert F. Smith recently
launched the Mount Sinai Robert
F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer
Screening Bus in the Harlem
section of New York City. April is
National Minority Health Awareness
Month. Smith was joined at
the ribbon cutting by celebrities
who included comedians Chris
Tucker and Cedric the Entertainer,
along with several doctors.
In a speech at the launch
DJ Khaled touches his star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 11, 2022. REUTERS/
of the bus, Smith told onlookers,
“As a community we have faced
and still do face a number of
disparities in resources, access
and information. It’s important
that we -which is why I brought
all these beautiful Black men
here to support what we do –
educate each other and we bring
resources to bear to help our
community, not just to survive
but to thrive,” reports Essence.
Mario Anzuoni
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