"Chi-Raq" hits theaters today, so we ranked Spike Lee's ten best movies of all time.

Twenty-six years after Spike Lee released one of his most iconic films, Do The Right Thing, Jimmy Kimmel decided to create a spoof entitled, Do the WHITE Thing. The four minute clip pokes fun at the immense gentrification Brooklyn has undergone over the last two decades. We wonder if the spoof got Spike Lee’s blessing […]

Gentrification is real and communities of color aren't the only ones who've noticed the drastic change in their neighborhoods.

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Eric Garner, 43, was killed Thursday after being placed in an illegal chokehold by the NYPD and filmmaker Spike Lee has drawn a chilling comparison…

Old School 105.3 has learned that Hollywood star, Ruby Dee passed away at the age of 91. According to MStars News  the actress died at her home in New Rochelle, NY where she was surrounded by her family. Dee’s role as mama Lucas in the 2007 film, American Gangster would bring her an Oscar nomination. […]

While we definitely honor and acknowledge black history all year round, February 1st marks the official start of Black History Month – a time of…

Nowhere has the depiction of black life been more diverse than in the world of cinema. Go to any video store, surf any video rental website and look at the wide selection of films in the African-American/Black films section. The variety is vast, so if you’re having trouble where to start, here are nine of […]

Filmmaker George Lucas recently announced plans to convert all six Star Wars films to 3D with the first hitting theaters in 2012. We wholeheartedly disapprove of any more tinkering with the beloved film franchise. We’re still trying to get the memory of those “Special Editions” from the late 90’s out of our heads, not to […]