Diana Ross

Diva Worship And Gay Men

Joe Kort, Ph.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Diana Ross, Cher, Beyonce, Oprah, Gay Men, Lady GaGa, Judy Garland, Divas, Barbra Streisand, Gay Men Diva Worship, Gay Men Divas, Divas Gay Men, Diva Worship, Gay Icons, Gay Idols, Gay Voices News

With the passing of Whitney Houston and now Donna Summer, I've been thinking about why divas are so important to the gay community. Although not every gay boy or man worships divas, a good many do. Why is that? There are many theories.

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Diana Ross: Live In Central Park... Before And After The Storm

Dustin Fitzharris | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Diana Ross & the Supremes, Diana Ross, Diana Ross Live in Central Park, Diana Ross Central Park Concert, Diana Ross for One and for All, Celebrity News

In 1983 Diana Ross' success was unparalleled. When New York City announced that Ross would give a free concert in Central Park, it was an experience that, as one newscaster noted, "will be an event -- the kind you tell your grandchildren about."

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Bones' Tamara Taylor Has Overcome Shyness and Orthodontia to Conquer Hollywood

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Fox TV, Diana Ross, Party of Five, Toronto, Michelle Yeoh, Bones, Cree Summer, Canada, A Different World, Tamara Taylor, Los Angeles, Entertainment News

Show business was an odd career aspiration given that little Tamara was, by her own admission, really shy. "I was an only child and my mom threw me into some modeling classes to get me out of my shell," she says.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough: Director Steve Binder Recalls Diana Ross' Lengendary Central Park Concert

Dustin Fitzharris | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Shout Factory, Steve Binder, Diana Ross, New York, Central Park, The Supremes, Diana Ross Concert, Central Park Concerts, Diana Ross Concert Dvd, Diana Ross Dvd, Entertainment News

More than 450,000 people stood shoulder to shoulder in New York's Central Park on July 21, 1983 to see Diana Ross perform a free concert. One man, director Steve Binder, was responsible for capturing every detail.

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Diana Ross Turns 68: Her Iconic Style Through The Years (PHOTOS)

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Motown Records, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Diana Ross, Diana Ross Style, Diana-Ross-Birthday, Motown, The Supremes, Black Voices News

The month of March has been good to us, giving rise to a host of musical icons whose sense of fashion is as colorful as their sound -- from Chaka to A...

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Back to Tuskegee: A Conversation With Lionel Richie

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Jason Aldean, Kenny Rogers, Tim McGraw, The Commodores, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Cash, Alabama, Little Big Town, Lionel Richie, Berry Gordy, Elvis Presley, Jennifer Nettles, Shania Twain, Jimmy Buffett, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton, David Foster, Darius Rucker, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Luther Vandross, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Willie Nelson, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Lionel, how did you assemble your roster of country artists for your new album Tuskegee?

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PHOTOS: Tracee Ellis Ross Covers Uptown 'Hollywood' Issue

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty, Video, Diana Ross, Cover Shoot, Tracee Ellis Ross, Uptown Magazine, Hair-Beauty, Natural Hair, Black Voices News

Oh, how we love Tracee Ellis Ross! Her voluminous hair, her sensational style, her superb acting, her big heart...we could go on and on. Our major...

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There's A Wizard Of Oz Silent Film?!

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Wizard of Oz 1910, Dorothy, Diana Ross, The Wiz, Video, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz, Otis Turner, Scarecrow, Frank L. Baum, Judy Garland, Arts News

We've all seen Judy Garland follow the yellow brick road in the 1939's classic film, "The Wizard Of Oz," and hopefully most of us have seen Diana Ross...

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Antony Bitar's Holiday Download, Chatting with Gary Clark Jr. and Macedo, Plus a James Mee Anthem

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Andrew Oedel, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Billie Holiday, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Esperanza Spalding, Muddy Waters, Fred Kevorkian, The Supremes, Rilo Kiley?S Jenny Lewis, Radiohead, Sia, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Regina Spektor, Diana Ross, Anton Bitar, Stevie Wonder, Melissa Macedo, Feist, Rolling Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Susan Tedeschi, Nils Montan, Michelle Macedo, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Gary Clark Jr., Video, Zero7, Macedo, Entertainment News

Antony Bitar released his self-titled debut album in September, and his rendition of the Christmas classic "Silent Night" is a special gift that Antony is giving to Huffington Post readers for the holidays.

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Justices Kagan And Thomas Should Recuse Themselves

Jackson Williams | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Bill Clinton, Diana Ross, Washington Post, Anthony Kennedy, Ozarkism, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, Politics News

Federal judges are required by law to disqualify themselves when their "impartiality might be reasonably questioned." This applies to the Supremes, too, but Diana Ross has greater standing to decide the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act than Clarence Thomas.

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SLIDESHOW: A Thanksgiving Feast Of Favorite Celebrity Black Families

Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Video, Diana Ross, Braxton-Family-Values, Rev Run, Black Family, Toni Braxton, Snoop Dogg, Slideshow, Barack Obama, Black Voices News

Nothing says Thanksgiving like bringing family together. The holidays are the one time of year when brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins unite...

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Detroit Royalty at the Bob Evans

Rick Sperling | Posted 01.23.2012

With Motown being Detroit's calling card around the world, why wouldn't the early pioneers be considered Detroit royalty? We do not do a good job of celebrating our own.

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These Famous Daughters Credit Their Mothers With Their Success

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Senator-Kirsten-Gillibrand, Diana Ross, Goldie Hawn, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Cokie Roberts, Isabelle Rossellini, Kiran Desai, Anita Desai, Famous Mothers, Famous Daughters, Kate Hudson, Hillary Clinton, Tracie Ellis Ross, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Women News

This week, with the death of Hillary Clinton's mother, we got some insight into the major female influence in the life of one of the most accomplished...

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PHOTOS: When Stars Start To Look Like Their Roles

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Diana Ross, Kate Winslet, Katie Holmes, Katie Holmes Jackie Kennedy, Marion Cotillard, Mildred Pierce, Kate Winslet Mildred Pierce, Jackie O, Audrey Tautou, Beyonce, Michelle Williams, Michelle Williams Marilyn Monroe, La Vie en Rose, Sienna Miller, Style News

Actresses often undergo drastic changes to physically morph into their movie characters. Some leading ladies like Michelle Williams have not only morp...

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Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting With The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Paul Chastain, David Connor, Linda Ronstadt, The B-52's, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, Winnona Ryder, Girls Like US, The Beach Boys, The Cruzados, Buzz of Delight, Austin Powers, The Who, Peter Buck, Crowded House, Yes, Velvet Crush, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Bangles, The Velvet Underground, Fred Armisen, Ming Tea, Hanson, George Harrison, Lulu, The Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Debra Winger, Led Zepplin, Kimberley Rew, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Weller, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, The Ramones, Debbi Peterson, Brendan O'Brien, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, The Beatles, Big Star, Ric Menck, Carly Simon, James Brooks, Guitar Hero, Toni Stern, Tony Marsico, The Rasberries, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Carole King, The McKinley Sisters, Todd Rundgren, Terms of Endearment, Patti Smith, Steve Howe, Bob Dylan, Community Trolls, The Talking Heads, Vicki Peterson, Diana Ross, The Sex Pistols, Mitchell Froom, Robert Plant, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Lloyd Cole, David Letterman, Jimmy Page, Oh-Ok, Nazz, Entertainment News

"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."

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Fabulous At Every Age: Black To Beauty

Terrence Phearse | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Living-Agelessly, Aging, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Aging in Hollywood, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Beauty, Hair, Beauty Flash Report, Angela Bassett, Diana Ross, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Slidepollajax, Janelle Monae, African American Beauty, June Ambrose, Black Voices News

What does it take to be fab nowadays? A feathered mane, lux threads, a memorable look, and a banging resume. The ladies of today may know how to up the ante but being a glamorous woman of color is nothing new.

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Homeless Neighbors Are Not Like Us, Some Are Better

Joel John Roberts | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Diana Ross, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Nick Ashford, Third World America, Marvin Gaye, Impact News

Nick Ashford's amazing success with the music greats of his time and the staying power of his fame overshadowed a heart-wrenching part of his personal history. At one time, Ashford was homeless in New York.

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Mary Wilson Talks Supremes Fashion Book And More With 'T'

T Magazine | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Style, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Supremes, Black Voices News

From T Magazine: If the Supremes had survived all the catfights and wig fights (and its revolving-door membership, including Diana Ross's grand drum-r...

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Celebs Who Behave Badly On Airplanes (PHOTOS)

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Coolio, Hollyweird, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Badly Behaving Celebs, Diana Ross, Ariana Huffington, David Hasselhoff, Robert ?Sandy? Vietze, Brooke Mueller, Snoop Dogg, Naomi Campbell, Gerard Depardieu, Kim Kardashian, Ivana Trump, Josh Duhamel, Weird News News

Celebrities and airplanes are a fun combination. Put a a big ego in an enclosed cabin with the unwashed masses, add some liquor, or a rude flight atte...

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An Open Letter To Beauty Icon Diana Ross

StyleList | Dana Oliver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diana Ross, Diana Ross Beauty, Beauty, Diana Ross Beauty Icon, Diana Ross Birthday, Style News

Doe-eyed. Girlish grin. Unapologetic curls. Miss Diana Ross, when I look at you I see beauty. As a supreme diva, you've serenaded many with the son...

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Diana Ross Discusses Lady Sings the Blues on Oprah

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Lady Sings the Blues, Los Angeles News

I produced the most successful film Diana Ross ever did, Lady Sings the Blues. Herein, for the first time, is the inside story of how it happened... and why the true story has never been told.

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Charles Nolan's Funeral: 'I Want People To Be A Little Shattered'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles Nolan, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Diana Ross, Maria Callas, Andy Tobias, David Raleigh Ensemble. David Nolan, Style News

I rolled off the plane, clicked the New York Times and there, on the main screen, was Charles Nolan --- dead. How could this be? I knew Charles had be...

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Halle Berry 'Works' as Young Aretha Franklin

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Sings the Blues, Halle Berry, Beyonce, Leon, Jamie Foxx, Little Richard, Billy Dee Williams, Ray Charles, Dreamgirls, Cadillac Records, Entertainment News

Aretha says she wants Halle for the part. Aretha now says she has Halle for the part. Halle's public remarks indicate she's reticent to play the rol...

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"Tell It Like It Is": A Playlist For Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kanye West, Al Wilson, Neil Young, Mike Mullen, The Lemonheads, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Billy Joel, Don't Ask Don't Tell, The Beatles, Dadt, Derek & the Dominoes, Elton John, Timbaland, The Village People, The Byrds, The Turtles, John Legend, Ben Folds Five, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Diamond, Tom Robinson Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, Bob Dylan, Bruno Mars, Diana Ross, George Michael, Rufus, Bobby Darin, Aaron Neville, Cat Stevens, Ke$Ha, Carolina Liar, Entertainment News

No, you didn't actually ask, but let me tell you anyway, okay? Personally, I'm officially tired of the outdated double standard that is our military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

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DVDs: Blade Runner's Secret Inspiration?

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Six Million Dollar Man, Ian McShane, Lee Majors, The Tudors, Rob Reiner, Deadwood, Andre DeShields, Batman, Blade Runner, Gerry Anderson, Entertainment News

Featuring: Space Precinct: The Complete Series, Flipped, The Six Million-Dollar Man, The Miz, Michael Jackson's Vision, Cats and Dogs and more.

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