But overall, NBC seems to playing true to its new tagline, ".more colorful". Yes, there is definitely a lot more color and diversity in the lineup than I can ever remember coming from this network.

Undercovers stars an African American couple that run a catering business by day, and work as CIA agents by night.

Outsourced is a comedy that plays on the culture-clash of a white guy who is transfered to India to manage a team of call center employees.

Outlaw stars Jimmy Smits as a latino Supreme Court judge that steps down from his post to then represent the little guy in pro-bono legal cases.

Through the years, great actors have played the role of President in countless films. In 1998's "Deep Impact", it was Morgan Freeman who bravely led the nation while a comet was headed for collision with earth. Today, with America on its way to a "Deep Recession" Barack Obama has an ever more challenging and real scene to play. But could Obama's real-life casting as the American President, be linked to actors such as Freeman, Cosby, Smith and Poitier; collectively preconditioning the nation, and the possibly the world, for the long-overdue reality of an African-American president?

This NY Times article maps out an interesting connection.

"In the past 50 years — or, to be precise, in the 47 years since Mr. Obama was born — black men in the movies have traveled from the ghetto to the boardroom, from supporting roles in kitchens, liveries and social-problem movies to the rarefied summit of the Hollywood A-list. In those years the movies have helped images of black popular life emerge from behind what W. E. B. Du Bois called “a vast veil,” creating public spaces in which we could glimpse who we are and what we might become." READ MORE +

As if a plane landing on the Hudson weren't bad enough, the city's mayor, Señor Bloomberg, decides to open his related press conference en español muy muy tragic.

In just a few short years, The Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.

Hitting the BIG screens this weekend, NOTORIOUS (distributed by Fox Searchlight) has been getting great reviews so far; with Variety calling it "a rock-solid biopic with... a warmly nuanced performance by Jamal Woolard".

We've seen many recording artists make comebacks. Most recently, Britney Spears has relaunched her image and her music career. And I can remember at least a half dozen incarnations of Madonna.

But now, it seems the most unlikely of comebacks is well underway. Stanley Kirk Burrell, aka MC Hammer, rose to fame in the late 80s with some tight dance moves and some very wide pants. But plagued by overexposure, rampant parodies and ultimately bankruptcy, the hammer fell down hard and has been laying low for almost a decade... until now.

Re-emerging (almost) stronger than ever, Hammer is tearing it up with DanceJam.com -- a great site that celebrates all things dance and allows Hammer fans of all ages to share video clips of their own interpretation of the "Hammer Dance".

You can also find him on Twitter, with over 20,000 followers! And just recently, he appeared in a tv spot for ESPN.

Seems no one can "stop" the Hammer.

Last week I had the unique opportunity to attend the Hollywood premiere of "Nothing Like the Holidays".  I must say, I was pleasantly surprised!

The film really captures the latino family dynamic through a warm, funny and heartfelt story. Opening on Friday, I would love to see this movie hit the top three in the box office... It's way better than Four Christmases!

We gotta support Latino film, peoples...!

Colombian singer, Fanny Lu hit the airwaves today in a U.S. satellite media tour to talk about eco-friendly tips on behalf of ABSOLUT Vodka. Part of the new ABSOLUT Global Cooling initiative, Fanny Lu encourages all of us to turn the lights off, go outside and host a Global Cooling party.

CANE premieres Tuesday, September 25, 10pm et/pt on CBS. I can't wait!