Octavia Spencer, Paula Patton, Kerry Washington, Pam Grier and Shonda Rhimes receive Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards   On ascending the podium at the fifth annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon, Richard Roundtree gazed at the A-list of African-American stars in the...

Acclaimed Authors, Dinner Hosts and Sponsors Kick-Off 2011 LA Literary Feasts   The night before the 2011 LA Literary Feasts – at which 44 separate dinner parties took place with 44 authors in homes throughout Los Angeles – the authors, upper-level event patrons and hosts of the...