Will Patti Labelle be serving up Patti pies on the upcoming season of Greenleaf? Labelle has a recurring role as Maxine Patterson, a famous Christian motivational speaker and the CEO of a global Christian self-help empire. Lady Mae Greenleaf and Maxine are old friends from back in the day, where Maxine will be Lady Mae’s […]

Lynn Whitfield stars as Lady Mae in Greenleaf on OWN. The legendary actress talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her role on the show and how the cast decided to handle the story line of her character having an illicit relationship with her father. “I said that maybe this could be a healing […]

The season premiere of the second season of Greenleaf airs today, March 15th and Merle Dandridge talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about what fans can expect from this season, the rumors of Rick Fox joining the cast as her new love interest and just how much the cast is a family off-screen. https://www.instagram.com/p/BRp2g9lhEOY/?taken-by=merledandridge&hl=en “You ain’t ready. It’s […]

OWN drama “Greenleaf” has taken the world by storm for its nuanced, emotional look into a fictional family’s deep secrets. But while the show’s incredible performances and storylines are what have drawn so many fans, one of the stars says it’s also about showing a side of Black culture that is often under-explored in Hollywood. In […]

The season premiere of Greenleaf airs tomorrow, March 15th and Oprah. who serves as the executive producer and cast member on the hit show as Mavis McCready, talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about why she decided to give her character a few issues this season. “I was looking at some of the episodes from last […]

OWN’s megachurch drama Greenleaf is back for its second season. If you remember, in the first season, megachurch pastor Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David) welcomed his estranged daughter Grace “Gigi’ Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge) back into the family fold after the death of her sister. Here’s a synopsis, via Shadowandact.com of the second season, schedule to […]

  10-time Grammy award winner Cece Winans is releasing her first album in almost ten years! The long awaited album, Let Them Fall In Love won’t hit the shelves until 2017, but her new single Never Have To Be Alone, definitely comes at the right time! Check out a clip below. She talks to the Tom Joyner […]

  Deborah Joy Winans stars in OWN’s most talked about series, Greenleaf.  She plays Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee and also performs the lead single from the show’s soundtrack, The Master’s Calling.   Her role on Greenleaf: “My character is pregnant with twins. My husband is confused.  He doesn’t know what he likes, so he’s got to figure that […]

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The summer television season is officially in full swing and one of the most anticipated new shows of the season makes its debut on the OWN Network tonight. Greenleaf has all the makings of a show that will have you addicted in no time, thanks to a star-studded cast and a highly entertaining script. Before […]

Oprah Winfrey is back acting on TV! The billionaire, philanthropist, actress, producer, and OWN’s HWIC (Head Woman In Charge) is one of the stars in the network’s latest scripted series’ Greenleaf.  The show which centers around the inner-workings of a Mega Church in Memphis, Tennessee run by a family of saints… and sinners. It stars Lamman Rucker, Keith […]