Oprah Winfrey, along with Selma director Ava DuVernay , David Oyelowo and Common will all participate in a march in Selma, Alabama to pay tribute to the…
Predictably, after the swift and cutting backlash from the blinding whiteness of this year’s Oscar nominations – from the front lines of Twitter (see: #OscarsSoWhite) to…
Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton are not holding back on Selma director Ava DuVernay and the film’s lead actor David Oyelowo being shut out…
Cheryl Boone Isaacs heard the cries over this year’s diversity-lacking Academy Awards nominations, including the snubbing of Ava DuVernay‘s film, Selma. Does the organization have a…
The nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards are in and the Academy didn’t show much love the Ava DuVernay directed film, “Selma.” The civil…
The Oscar nominations are in, and Selma has a chance to take the Academy’s highest honor. Although three-time film director, Ava DuVernay was not nominated for…
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman John Lewis in his Capitol Hill office. I listened intently as he recounted…
Academy-award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo are once again teaming up for the silver screen. The two are currently in talks to star in Disney’s Queen…
Last year was a big year for black films, but 2015 looks a bit bleak compared to it. There’s some gems to look forward to,…
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay has been getting a lot flack for her film, mainly for the portrayals of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Historians are ripping apart…
The saga continues in the case of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who lost his life after being put in a chokehold by an…
Oprah Winfrey felt the wrath of Black Twitter first hand when she spoke out about the recent protests surrounding the police brutality against African-Americans. In…
