Topic: Diahann Carroll

Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles turns 75 and actor Billie Lourd turns 30, among the famous birthdays for July 17.

"Selma" and "When They See Us" filmmaker Ava DuVernay shared her reaction to touring media mogul Tyler Perry's new studio in Georgia.

Diahann Carroll, a pioneering actress who played Julia Baker on "Julia" and Dominique Deveraux on "Dynasty," died Friday.

On July 17, 1975, three U.S. and two Soviet spacemen linked their orbiting Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft for historic handshakes 140 miles above Earth.

On July 17, 1975, three U.S. and two Soviet spacemen linked their orbiting Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft for historic handshakes 140 miles above Earth.

The latest incarnation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" was named Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards ceremony in New York Sunday night.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is to play Lena Younger opposite Denzel Washington in the upcoming Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun," producers announced.

"Grey's Anatomy" actress Ellen Pompeo told USA Today she was disappointed by what she called a lack of diversity at Sunday's Emmy Awards telecast.

Kerry Washington, Diahann Carroll, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are to be presenters at the Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CBS announced Thursday.

Denzel Washington is to play Walter Lee Younger in the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's drama "A Raisin in the Sun," producers announced Thursday.