The Grammy Awards, and pretty much any other “mainstream” (read white dominated) music awards show, tends to give black artists ghettoized accolades--“urban” “R&B” and “hip-hop” awards but never the “pop” awards – “Video of the Year” “Song of the Year,” “Album of the Year,” etc.
10. Celebrity breakups Nick Young and Iggy Azalea. T.I. and Tiny. Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs. Peter Thomas and Cynthia Bailey. Kenya Moore and Matt Jordan. Keshia Knight-Pulliam and Ed Hartwell. 2016 was a rough year for a lot of things and celebrity marriages were one of those things. All of the couples listed flamed […]
The Academy has learned its lesson from getting dragged for being so monotone, so the film organization is doing something about its glaring diversity problem. About 46 percent of new members of its voting body are people of color, but that still might not be enough to make a huge difference just yet. Society as […]
If the pen is mightier than the sword then the tongue is mightier than a hashtag. I’m talking about Chris Rock’s mouth and the…
While Chris Rock threw his #OscarsSoWhite jabs and spoke nothing less than the truth, the Twitterverse was on fire as the biggest night in entertainment played out on our screens. Take a look at all the best reactions to the Oscars below: https://twitter.com/meechonmars/status/704174123539374081 https://twitter.com/sinbadbad/status/704173547728429056 https://twitter.com/sincerelyash/status/704170187214495749 https://twitter.com/JPHazelwood/status/704170892260216832 https://twitter.com/Do317/status/704174615619379200 https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/704170101084393472 https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedFood/status/704170366156087296 https://twitter.com/AllDefDigital/status/704172162861498369 https://twitter.com/amandaseales/status/704170037171478528 https://twitter.com/HelloBeautiful/status/704125249252671489 Beauties, what was your favorite moment […]
As host of the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, actor Chris Rock tackled diversity in Hollywood, delivering a stinging monologue.
The Oscars are less-than 24 hours away and outshining any buzz surrounding who will win what is the important conversation on the long-running lack of…
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,…
This year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy has sparked a lot of conversation about actors and actresses (past and present) who should have received acknowledgement from the prestigious award show.
On Tuesday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin; NPR TV Critic, Eric Deggans; Associate Editor at The Root, Danielle Belton; and Managing Editor at BroadwayBlack.com, April Reign discussed the abysmal diversity numbers in Hollywood.
Jada Pinkett Smith is doing everything she can to advance people of color forward.
