In a recent interview with The Real, Janet Hubert expressed her admiration for Jada Pinkett Smith's artistry: "I respect Jada highly. I respect her skill, I respect her as an artist, I respect her as an actress, very much."
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.
Saturday Academy Awards Chris producer Reginald Hudlin sat down with ET’s Nischelle Turner at the 47th NAACP Image Awards Nominee Luncheon and confirmed that Rock will not skip hosting the show. There was a push by some in the entertainment industry suggesting that Rock boycott the Oscars and pass on hosting the event. Rock finished […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled new plans to increase diversity among the Academy's membership.
They are planning to make changes in an effort to diversify their board and nominations in the future.
Jasmyne Cannick joined Roland Martin Wednesday on NewsOne Now to discuss her blog post calling for liberal Hollywood to boycott the Academy Awards and said, "I think at the end of the day, it's an easy out to call on Blacks to boycott the Oscars -- if every single one of us tuned out and didn't watch the Oscars, it really wouldn't hurt their bottom line."
The U.S. Supreme Court is slated to decide whether President Obama will have the power to prevent illegal immigrants in our country from being deported.
Actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to express her disappointment
The Academy, as always, ignored some of the stellar work by Black filmmakers and thespians this year.
Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette took the time to mention the need for equal pay for women during her Oscar acceptance speech saying, “To every woman…
