Jeremy Lin was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 23, 1988, to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Encouraged by his father, he developed a love of basketball at an early age.

Here he talks about his new PBS series, The African Americans, and its companion book of the same name. The show is set to premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 8 pm ET/PT. (Check local listings)

Here, Ja talks about his new film, 'I'm in Love with a Church Girl,' a faith-based tale of redemption chronicling the real-life reformation of drug dealer-turned-pastor Galley Molina. 

Artist Carrie Mae Weems is one of 24 people honored as one of the MacArthur Foundation's  2013 class of MacArthur Fellows. 

Here, he talks about his new duties as co-host of CNN's "Crossfire," a political talk show airing weekdays at 6:30 pm ET [Check local listings]

Here, she talks her latest film, "You're Next," a horror flick co-starring AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Nicholas Tucci and Wendy Glenn.

A decade ago, Cuba's extraordinary achievements were recognized when he was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Here, he talks about his work opposite Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in "Lee Daniels' The Butler."

Born in Baton Rouge, La., on March 1, 1966, Don Lemon anchors the CNN Newsroom during weekend prime-time and serves as a correspondent across CNN/U.S. programming

Here, he talks about his latest outing as the title character in Lee Daniels' The Butler, a decades-spanning sage chronicling the life and career of an African-American who served eight presidents in the White House.     

Over the course of an enduring showbiz career, Snoop has released a dozen solo CDs and sold more than 30 million records. Last year, he tweaked his alias to Snoop Lion when he recorded a reggae album in Jamaica called "Reincarnated"