Sparkle
- Columbus Short
- Elaine Williams
- American Idol
- Salim Akil
- Jamal Woolard
- Anthony Anderson
- Sparkle
- Gravy
- Laz Alonso
- Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd
- Lil Kim
- Whitney Houston
- Tracy Byrd
- Twinkie
- Spike Lee
- Brooklyn
- Michael Kenneth Williams
- Stomp The Yard
- Gabrielle Union
- casting director
- The Cosby Show
- Jordin Sparks
- Jeffrey Byrd
- Essence
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Julie Hughes
- Naturi Naughton
- Tracey Moore
- Mara Brock Akil
by Aliya Ewing
- film production
- filmmaker
- film industry
- black filmmakers
- African American filmmakers
- Sparkle
- Debra Martin Chase
- filmmaking
by Darralynn Hutson
- Denzel Washington
- The Bodyguard
- Terry McMillan
- Kevin Costner
- Decoded
- Brandy Norwood
- Waiting to Exhale
- Barbra Walters
- Whitney Houston
- Bobby Brown
- Grammy Awards
- Clive Davis
- MTV
- Sparkle
- Oprah Winfrey
- BE Decoded
by Ben Viera
- Mara Brock Akil
- Music Industry
- Whitney Houston
- Ray J
- Grammy Awards
- Clive Davis
- Sparkle
- Grammys
- entertainment industry
- Music
by Elayne Fluker
- Girlfriends
- Jumping the Broom
- Jordin Sparks
- Salim Akil
- Sparkle
- BET
- Akil Productions
- Hollywood
- UPN
- Mara Brock Akil
- Whitney Houston
- The Game
by Darralynn Hutson
