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The problem with 'A Christmas Carol,' in its latest film retelling, is that too much Carrey and Zemeckis eventually overshadows Dickens.

CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE PODCAST In this episode of Blackinformant.com Podcast, we are joined by noted fashion, cultural critic and former Editor-in-Chief of Honey Magazine, Michaela Angela Davis.

"Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba, center, and UnitedHealthcare employees Brian Elkjer, left, and Jay Sivasailam work at the Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

I am a fan of Dancing With the Stars . The three judges add a lot to the show. I would like to know a little about each of them.

Jamie Foxx's problem is that he wants to do everything. He's established himself as a dramatic actor thanks to Ray, which won him an Oscar for his portrayal of music legend Ray Charles, but there's still a part of him that wants to do straight popcorn entertainment as well.

Starting this fall, Kim Coles will host BET's ground-breaking new game show called Pay It Off , which gives the contestants a chance to change their lives and pay off their mounting debt.

On the night after the 2008 election, David Alan Grier opened his Comedy Central show "Chocolate News" with something that is rarely seen in comedic television: silence.

David Alan Grier shares a moment with an old childhood friend after his book reading Sunday afternoon at the Ann Arbor District Library.

David Alan Grier @ AADL He grew up in Detroit, graduated from UM and went on to the Yale School of Drama.

As a child growing up in High Point, Debra Terry knew she wanted to be a comedian.

The World Needs Men ...who cannot be bought - " "Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous." ...whose word is their bond -"Above all, my brothers, do not swear - "not by heaven or by earth or by anything else.

David Alan Grier takes a funny look at politics, culture and race in his new book, "Barack Like Me." Actor-comedian David Alan Grier will autograph copies of his new book, "Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth" on Oct.

CONTEMPORARY R&B: Jamie Foxx may be best known for his Oscar-winning portrayal of the late, great R&B artist Ray Charles.

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx got his start in showbiz here in the late 1980s. He returns for a Saturday concert at the Civic Theatre.

In Living Color - Booked on... Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier shows us a new reading program based o... more Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier shows us a new reading program based on "Hooked on Phonics," but this one is made by prisoners, FOR prisoners.

Sound: Smooth, sexy R&B crooning mixed with appearances by such rap and singing stars as Ludacris, Mary J. Blige and Kanye West.

On a concert stage, Terrell's own Jamie Foxx possesses that usually entertaining blend of comedic timing and dramatic flair.

Why visit the set of the new Fox comedy "Brothers"? Well, to paraphrase its co-star CCH Pounder - the last person I expected to see in an old-style sitcom - because I could.

David Alan Grier is having quite a year. In addition to co-authoring his first book, he's been cast in the new David Mamet play, appeared on "Dancing With The Stars" and is making his stand-up comedy debut at Zanies Comedy Nightclub in Vernon Hills this Saturday.

This weekend The Spotlight Comedy Club will present international comedians Jonathan Atherton from Australia and Terry "The Real TJ" Johnson from the United States on the rooftop of Roofers Bar in Itaewon.