Home • Star Gazing Star Gazing 8.21.15 By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020 01 Tamar Braxton Tamar Braxton poses for a photo before the “A Time to Laugh” comedy show during MegaFest at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas. Cooper Neill/Getty Images for MegaFest 02 Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks Gives Away Free Copies of Her New Album in Front of Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater. Marcus Owen/startraksphoto.com 03 Al Roker Al Roker stands next to camels on the corniche in Abu Dhabi during a live broadcast of NBC’s talk show USA Today in the United Arab Emirates. AFP/Getty Images 04 Tichina Arnold Tichina Arnold attends “Survivor’s Remorse” season two series premiere at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images 05 Teyonah Parris Teyonah Parris attends “Survivor’s Remorse” season two series premiere at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images 06 Demetria McKinney Demetria McKinney attends “Survivor’s Remorse” season two series premiere at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images 07 Claudia Jordan Claudia Jordan attends “Survivor’s Remorse” season two series premiere at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images 08 Sherri Shepherd Sherri Shepherd poses before a screening of ‘Woodlawn’ during MegaFest at the Dallas Convention Center on August 20, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Cooper Neill/Getty Images for MegaFest 09 Melanie Fiona Melanie Fiona attends LVL XIII Luxury Footwear Unveiling: The World Is Not Enough in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for LVL XIII Luxury Footwear 10 Angela Yee Angela Yee attends Joyner Lucas’ album Activation Event at Alife in New York City. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images 11 Joan Smalls Joan Smalls arrives at the Studio.W launch at David Jones Elizabeth Street Store inSydney, Australia. Don Arnold/WireImage 12 Sanaa Lathan Sanaa Lathan attends the TheWrap’s 4th Annual ShortList Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2015 at YouTube Space LA. Araya Diaz/Getty Images