The Oscar nominations made headlines for its lack of color for the second year in a row, once again leading to the trending topic #OscarsSoWhite, which provided some very hilarious tweets and social commentary.

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About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.

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President Barack Obama appeared on The Ellen Show on Thursday; making history as the first sitting president to stop by for an in-studio visit.

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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."

The only woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress speaks out.

Will Smith may not be attending this year's Academy Awards, but he is impressed with how the Academy responded to the backlash following their lack of diverse nominees.

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Saturday and the night proved to be a big one for diversity, Spotlight, and Idris Elba. Most of the awards won by people of color were for television performances, but Idris Elba shined bright throughout the evening. Although the actor didn’t receive an Oscar nod this year, […]

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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.

Joseph Fiennes, a White English actor most known for his role in "Shakespeare In Love," will be playing Michael Jackson in a new movie about his road trip with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando called Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon.

Jeff Johnson explains why we shouldn’t feel the need to defend ourselves for honoring ourselves at things like the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.…