Marissa Charles, Author at EBONY

Entertainment

March 2017 Cover Exclusive: Fantastic Jurnee

“Turn it up,” Jurnee Smollett-Bell playfully shouts across the room as she poses in a dazzling Salvatore Ferragamo dress. Outside, it’s an uncharacteristically ...

By Marissa CharlesFebruary 16, 20170

Entertainment

Malcolm Barrett on Being the ‘Hero in the Hoodie’ in NBC’s ‘Timeless’

Your boss tells you to jump into a machine and travel back in time. Which era do you look forward to visiting? If ...

By Marissa CharlesOctober 3, 20160

Entertainment

Good Girl Gone Bad! Jada Pinkett Smith on Why She Loves Playing a Villain

Let’s get one thing clear. Jada Pinkett Smith isn’t a badass, but she plays one on TV. Since 2014, the actress has been ...

By Marissa CharlesSeptember 19, 20160

Entertainment

Sterling K. Brown on His Emmy Nomination and New Show “This Is Us”

Sterling K. Brown is a happy man – and it shows. He bounces onto the set of his new series, NBC’s This Is Us, with ...

By Marissa CharlesSeptember 16, 20160

Entertainment

Tika Sumpter & Parker Sawyers Discuss Playing the Obamas in ‘Southside With You’

An African art exhibition, chocolate ice cream and Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. Those are just three things Barack Obama used to ...

By Marissa CharlesAugust 19, 20160

Entertainment

Colton Dunn on His Emmy Nomination and Returning to NBC’s ‘Superstore’

A Black guy and a White guy get into a confrontation in the street, pushing each other, while a group of people watch. ...

By Marissa CharlesAugust 19, 20160

Entertainment

Marsha Ambrosius Dishes on Love, Pregnancy, and the Real Reason Floetry Split

Marsha Ambrosius is talking about that video—the one that went viral when she posted it to Instagram. In the clip, Marsha is brushing her ...

By Marissa CharlesAugust 12, 20166

Entertainment

[Goal Oriented] Carmelo Anthony, Making a Space to Listen

Carmelo Anthony realized one morning at about 3 a.m. after watching tragedies between the police and the community seemingly happening one after the ...

By Marissa CharlesAugust 12, 20160

Careers & Finance

[Influencers] Daryl Carter: Getting Affordable Housing Right Through Capital

With two master’s degrees from MIT and two successful firms under his belt you’d think Daryl J. Carter is good at solving problems. But ...

By Marissa CharlesJune 1, 20160

News

San Bernardino Shooting Victim’s Stepfather Backs Apple

Sierra Clayborn was killed in the San Bernardino shootings by ISIS sympathizers, but now her stepdad is backing Apple in its refusal to hack ...

By Marissa CharlesFebruary 26, 20160

March 2017 Cover Exclusive: Fantastic Jurnee

Malcolm Barrett on Being the ‘Hero in the Hoodie’ in NBC’s ‘Timeless’

Good Girl Gone Bad! Jada Pinkett Smith on Why She Loves Playing a Villain

Sterling K. Brown on His Emmy Nomination and New Show “This Is Us”

Tika Sumpter & Parker Sawyers Discuss Playing the Obamas in ‘Southside With You’

Colton Dunn on His Emmy Nomination and Returning to NBC’s ‘Superstore’

Marsha Ambrosius Dishes on Love, Pregnancy, and the Real Reason Floetry Split

[Goal Oriented] Carmelo Anthony, Making a Space to Listen

[Influencers] Daryl Carter: Getting Affordable Housing Right Through Capital

San Bernardino Shooting Victim’s Stepfather Backs Apple

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