By Nicole Bernard   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (/ˈdeɪmən ˈweɪ.ənz/; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later became a […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and […]

By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO‘s The Wire (2002–2008), Noah Solloway in Showtime‘s The Affair (2014–2019), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor […]

By Nicole Bernard Labor Day Always the first Monday in September, Labor Day is meant as a tribute to the American worker to whom the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country is made possible. The holiday started modestly in cities and towns, with the first […]

By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zənˈdeɪ.ə/ ⓘ zən-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Born and raised in Oakland, California, Zendaya began her career […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Northern Ireland whose recording career spans seven decades. Morrison began performing as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist and television personality. She is a news contributor for CBS News. Previously, she was the host for This Is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN, a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on […]

By Bert Leeson August 28, 2024   It’s not too late to see country music superstar Thomas Rhett perform a full-length, post-game benefit concert at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, benefiting Love One International. The concert will follow the Reds vs. Oakland […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sadenia Reader MBE (born 29 August 1959) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known for her work as the lead vocalist of the folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction, and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three Brit Awards. In 2003, she showcased the works […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alexa Ellesse PenaVega (née Vega; born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four Spy Kids films and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she starred as the title […]

By Michelle Dumas Women’s Equality Day This day marks the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920), granting women the right to vote. Ratification came in Tennessee, where Tennessee state legislator Harry T. Burn, age 24, cast the deciding vote after reading a letter […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series The O.C. Bilson then made her film debut in The Last Kiss (2006) […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Wallace Amos Jr. (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American television personality, businessman and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della’s Cookies gourmet cookie brands, and he […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Virginia Cathryn “Gena” Rowlands (/ˈdʒɛnə/; June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she collaborated with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Deaf since […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star (1960), Lieutenant (JG) Cathy Connors in Voyage to the […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dua Lipa (/ˈduːə ˈliːpə/ ⓘ DOO-ə LEE-pə, Albanian: [ˈdua ˈlipa]; born 22 August 1995) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Time magazine included her in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Lipa worked as a model before signing a […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in The Matrix series (1999–present). She has starred in Memento (2000), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Red […]