I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t automatically pair the Grand Dame of Poetry and Literature with the sister who host the transformation of people’s ‘mayhem and foolishness’ on a makeover show. But last night Dr. Maya Angelou and “Clean House” host Niecy Nash were among those came out for the American Women in Radio and Television’s 34th Annual Gracie Awards. I wonder what they talked about? Taking a Big Girl pill perhaps?

If you are not one who watches a lot of cable television you probably know Niecy Nash best as Bernie Mac’s other sister (not the crack head) on his eponymous show. Or as perhaps Jacuzzi, the security guard who makes a hilarious cameo in Cedric the Entertainer’s Code Name: The Cleaner. (Okay not exactly, Oscar-worthy fare but totally stupid fun). Anyway, while some may think of her as a funny chick who doesn’t work that often, actually she has spent the last five years as a double-threat and now that has paid off with an additional prime-time show. Read the full story