After a week of wondering whether Jada Pinkett Smith or Will Smith would respond to Chris Rock's jabs during his Oscars monologue, Jada has finally broken her silence.
Trevor Noah, comedian and host of “The Daily Show,” chats with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show about the global black experience, how he’s making “The Daily Show” his own, his thoughts on that new Kanye West, and more! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Plus, hear what says is his personal measure of success, and why he thinks it’s the perfect year […]
Anthony Anderson is hosting the NAACP Image Awards tonight on TV One. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about #OscarsSoWhite and his…
Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast members were not invited to this year’s ceremony, it added fuel to the #OscarsSoWhite fire.
Star of 'Soul Plane', Kevin Hart recently went on a Twitter rant to disassociate his films with the title, "black movies".
While some demanded that Chris Rock step down from hosting the Oscars amidst criticism that they were far too white-washed this year, we were sure he’d want to keep that check. But according to Headkrack, his reps say he’s not really sure if he’s going to make it! Watch the video above for more in this edition of the Hip-Hop Spot! […]
Folks are up in arms about having their voting rights snatched if they haven't worked in the industry for a while.
Chris Rock is not giving up his gig hosting the Oscars. Instead, he’s going to flip up the entire show to highlight #OscarsSoWhite. A number of Black artists are choosing to skip the 2016 Oscars in protest of the Academy Awards lack of diversity among the field nominees. There are so few people of color […]
Plus, the Sundance Film Festival says that diversity has always been a priority and Chris Rock isn’t quitting the Oscars.
Jeff Johnson explains what we should be doing instead of complaining about the Oscars being white washed in essentially every category, every year. Click in the audio player to hear about the action he recommends we take in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should Know from Jeff Johnson and […]
"Being left out of awards consideration is about more than just recognition for a job well-done; winning an Oscar has long-lasting cultural and economic impacts” said Civil Rights activist Al Sharpton in a statement
