Demetria McKinney
When Olivia, a young assistant pastor, gets assigned to be a lead pastor at a new church a month before Christmas, she’s fearful she can’t manage the transition, including getting the choir ready to open the town’s annual Winter Jamboree. Banding together with her new congregation, Olivia discovers a new home for herself, and even finds a little Christmas romance along the way!
The Sanders family is the most esteemed family in all of Los Angeles. Direct descendants of Letty Sanders, a slave who became the richest black woman in the newly formed City of Angels, their influence can be felt throughout the city. However, their world is turned upside down when their matriarch, Pamela Sanders, suddenly dies. Cameron Sanders Sr. struggles to deal with the death of his beloved wife while holding his family, and his business, together. Things go from bad to worse when Cameron becomes the target of an SEC investigation for money laundering. His proud son, Cameron “Cam” Sanders Jr., is desperate to find the truth behind the suspicious circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. He finds it difficult to stay on track, however, when terrible choices and a growing confusion over his sexuality cause him to lash out in ruthless ways. The youngest son, Torrance Sanders, is a basketball standout being chased by the NBA, but finds it hard to stay focused in the wake of his mother’s death. Stephanie, Cameron Sr.’s daughter, comes home from Paris and does everything she can to keep a leash on the ambitions of her father’s duplicitous mistress, Carissa. But Stephanie’s own search for love leads her back into the arms of Raymond, her cousin’s husband. Can the Sanders family find a way to face their enemies together and uphold the family name, or will the tangled secrets and lies tear them apart?
Vince and Shonda have come to the proverbial end of their ropes with one another. Set in Atlanta during the 2008 Presidential Election season, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do is the touching story of what happens when two people feel they have nothing more to give to a relationship. A funny and intimate look at how people fall in love and what it takes to stay there, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do touches on the reality of the outside forces that can make or break a relationship. They say the truth will set you free, but when Shonda and Vince are armed with the truth, will they use it to set themselves free for once and for all?
Gertie and Izzie are two young girls on their own. Abandoned by their father and orphaned by their mother, they are doing the best they can to stay in school, stay undetected and stay together. With assistance from their mother before her passing, the girls are financially prepared to sustain themselves for some time. Gertie, 14, takes seriously, her charge to raise her younger sister Izzie, 10, alone. Greg and Tonya are a couple whose love for one another radiates and for some time now, they have attempted to build a family and have failed. Tonya longs to share the love and nurturing she has been channeling through her job as a teacher, into children of her own. Is it God’s will that they don’t have children?
Withahistorystretchingoverseveralgenerations,GreaterHopeBaptistChurchanditssurroundingcommunityareafamilyinthemselves.However,inthisfamily,loveandloyaltyhavebecometaintedbylust,greed,anddeeplyingrainedsecrets.Withthereturnofaprodigalsonandashockingcrimethatrattlesthecoreofthecommunity,mysteriesbegintounravelthatcoulddemolishtheveryheartofthechurchandshatterthelivesofthosewithinit.WrittenbyBounceTV
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolved around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella. The show premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006, and new episodes were broadcast exclusively on TBS from June 6, 2007, until August 10, 2012. While primarily a comedy sitcom, House of Payne was known for featuring dark themes and subject matter, such as substance abuse and addiction. It also had elements of slapstick. The storyline of the show is serialized, with many references to past episodes, creating a continuing story arc.
House of Payne aired more episodes than any other television series with a predominantly African American cast, surpassing The Jeffersons, Family Matters and The Cosby Show.
The Mosley family keeps the secrets and dark history of a town located on the outskirts of New Orleans that is also a landing patch for the world’s darkest manifestations of fear, guided into the world by a mysterious malefactor named The Dredge.