Madame Noire caught up with the stars behind BET”s newest shows to see what’s in store for the network. After speaking with stars like the Wayans kids, Tony Rock and Cedric the Entertainer. There might be some good things in store, like a revival of Soul Train and a Showtime at the Apollo type show. See what these stars had to say and listen to Ced sing in the video above.

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Rapper Khia must’ve started something with the release of her single “My Neck, My Back” because ever since, that’s just about all our favorite celebs like to show off on the red carpet. From see through mesh and nude fabrics to the lack thereof; here’s our gallery of fashionable hotties who have mastered the neck and back reveal.

From StyleBlazer.com
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is less about politics and more about fashion and fun. Everyone lets loose (President Barack Obama name checked Young Jeezy during his speech!) and celebs put their best stiletto forward. First Lady Michelle Obama clearly stole the show in a strapless, multi-colored Naeem Khan dress. Our other favorites included Kerry Washington’speach Calvin Klein confection and Viola Davis‘ fire engine red Amsale gown. In the midst of the gowns and elaborate designs, Alicia Keys rocked a Diane von Furstenberg dress with a cut-out neckline that was cute, but seemed a bit too casual for such a black tie affair.

Peep a few of the celebs who hit the red carpet at a StyleBlazer.com.  

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From StyleBlazer.com

Whether you like to believe it or not, celebrities are people too. And there are always some people who don’t quite look their age. A person make look a bit older than they actually are or be more mature than most others their age and visa versa. This is particularly interesting when it comes to celebrities. With some of the best beauty and style experts around, we often forget the actual age of some of our favorite starlets and which among them are peers. You’d be shocked to know who is the same age, but we’re here to tell you!

Check out these surprising revelations at StyleBlazer.com.

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Another week, another dizzying amount of events. A celebrity’s life is anything but calm. Check out who we caught up with (figuratively) out and about and on the scene from LA to New York to Paris!

Lookin good with that short do Tyra. Ms. Banks represented at the 2012 Matrix Awards Luncheon at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC.

by Marissa Ellis

With all the billions of people in the world, there are some who are bound to look alike, even without being related, and even without sharing the same ethnicity. Check out the celebrities who we think bear an uncanny resemblance to each other.

Trina and Lala

Maybe it was their light eyes that attracted Trina and Lala to one another. These besties/look-alikes are a tight pair, with the Miami-based rapper often making appearances on Lala’s VH1 reality show. Their similar appearance should have Lala worried about Trina though, rather than her husband’s assistant Asani. We see how Reggie Bush pursued the look-a-like version of his ex Kim K after all.

by Marissa Ellis

There are some child stars that aren’t a mystery…like Jurnee Smollett, who has a bigger career these days than she did as a child star on Full House, and Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel who…well, let’s just say he’s always on the radar. But what about the others who may not be so recognizable to the untrained eye? You may have not realized that certain working Black actors today were child stars of yesterday, or maybe you wonder why certain child stars never rode their talents into adulthood. We’ve gathered just a few cases of child stars to see what they look like now and what they’ve been up to.

Kellie Shanygne Williams (36) played Laura Winslow on the beloved ABC sitcom Family Matters for nine seasons. She acted only in a couple of other projects after the show wrapped in the late 1990s including the ABC show What About Joan.

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The Washington DC native married Hannibal Jackson in 2009 and had her first child Hannah Belle in 2010 at the age of 34.

It’s hard to believe that Reagan Gomez-Preston is a wife and mother who has been married for 12 years! The 31-year-old actress, who got her start on The Parent ‘Hood, is now working on the animated series, The Cleveland Show, and raising a daughter and son with her long time love DeWayne Turrentine. We caught up with the bubbly actress at Russell Simmons’ Ubuntu Charity Benefit in Los Angeles. Watch as Reagan talks about her career, Madame Noire and watch her quiz her husband about the length of their relationship.

Why are we so enthralled by twins? Well, it’s partially due to the fact that twins have been a rarity, if we’re not counting all the 10 and under twin children who were produced with the help of fertility treatments. But I digress. Twins are just fun. And in the spirit of documenting celebrity family ties, we take a look at some of the Black twins out there.

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The Haqq sisters are celebrities by association of reality stars The Kardashians. You may know Malika from her regular appearances on Khloe & Lamar as the best friend of  Khloe and former flame of brother Robert Kardashian. Sister Khadijah is a busy mom, who is married to NFL player Bobby McCray. A lesser known fact is that these two work as actresses and have appeared in small acting parts since their teen years.

Sometimes we forget that there is Black pop artistry happening in places outside of the continent and outside of the United States. Case in point: Britain! The United Kingdom has a huge African and Caribbean population. Besides crossover artists like Estelle and Corinne Bailey Rae, the island has also produced a ton of Black artists who are pretty popular in Europe. You can bet they were representing at the Brit Awards. Although we didn’t get them all, we got a few snapshots of the stars and celebs that make up the Black glitterati there.

2008 X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke and Labrinth attend the Sony aftershow for the 2012 BRIT awards at The Arts Club on February 21, 2012