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Common, John Legend Make A Powerful Political Statement At The Oscars [VIDEO]
Your browser does not support iframes. Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to the movie “Selma”. During their...
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Funniest responses to #OscarsSoWhite hashtag
Will Smith got a Golden Globe nod for his starring role in “Concussion.” The 2016 Oscars is once again the center of a cultural quake because all quality black movies, actors and actresses were shut...
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#OscarsSoWhite movement prompts Academy Awards president to repond
A tidal wave of emotion have swept over and drenched Hollywood in bad PR and controversy after it was revealed there was not a single black person was nominated in any of the acting and movie-making...
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#OscarsSoWhite By The Numbers: Breaking Down The Bunche Center’s Study Of...
Your browser does not support iframes. Dr. Darnell Hunt, Director of the Bunche Center at UCLA, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss Hollywood’s diversity numbers behind the Academy Awards...
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#OscarsSoWhat: Ice Cube & Kevin Hart Aren’t Fazed By #OscarsSoWhite
Source: Universal Pictures / Universal Pictures While doing their promotional run for Ride Along 2 in the United Kingdom recently, stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart spoke with famed British DJ Tim Westwood...
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Deja Vu? Rev. Jesse Jackson Talks #OscarsSoWhite & Boycott He Led Against The...
Your browser does not support iframes. The #OscarsSoWhite campaign has acquired another major supporter: Will Smith. In an exclusive interview with ABC News, the blockbuster actor told Robin Roberts...
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Academy Takes “Historic Steps” In Effort To Increase Diversity
After outcry from Hollywood’s top Black stars, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled new plans to increase diversity among the Academy’s membership. On Friday, the Academy...
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Chris Rock Keeps Oscars Hosting Gig To Address #OscarsSoWhite Issue
Source: Brian Vander Brug / Getty Chris Rock is not giving up his gig hosting the Oscars. Instead, he’s going to flip up the entire show to highlight #OscarsSoWhite. A number of Black artists are...
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Will Smith Says He’s Pleased With Academy’s Response To Diversity Issue &...
Source: Tibrina Hobson / Getty Will Smith has revealed that he’s pleased with how “quickly” and “aggressively” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to the #OscarsSoWhite...
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Academy Addresses “Straight Outta Compton” Oscars Ticket...
Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors bringing attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast...
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Janet Hubert Respects Jada Pinkett Smith Despite Oscars...
Actress Janet Hubert, known as the original Aunt Viv on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has been making headlines lately for her outspoken views surrounding the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. After coming...
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“It’s Called Show Business, It Should Be Called Business Show:” Producer Bill...
Your browser does not support iframes. With so much attention being paid to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the Academy Awards, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now shifted the focus of the conversation...
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New Study Reveals Hollywood’s Diversity Problem Is At “Epidemic” Levels
Your browser does not support iframes. As we get closer to the all-White Oscars, a new report is calling out Hollywood’s “color problem.” The Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in...
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WATCH: Chris Rock Slams Hollywood Diversity, Trolls Stacey Dash In Oscars...
As host of the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, actor Chris Rock tackled diversity in Hollywood, delivering a stinging monologue. “It’s the 88th Academy Awards, which means this whole no...
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Black History Month: Black Movie Directors & Producers
How African-Americans are depicted on the big screen has changed with a new class of talented writers, directors, and producers who tell stories pertaining to Black Culture and beyond. The notion of...
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The Oscars Adds Some Color To Its Voting Body
Source: Maarten de Boer / Getty The Academy has learned its lesson, so the film organization is doing something about its glaring diversity problem. About 46 percent of new members of its voting body...
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Academy Working To Include More Black Actors Following #OscarsSoWhite...
Two of the best actors in the biz are set to join the Academy following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. New reports say Idris Elba and Michael B. Jordan were invited to become members of the Academy...
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The Nominees Are In: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis Announced Among Diverse...
The 2017 Oscar nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning alongside much anticipation after the backlash of subsequent years’ #OscarsSoWhite campaigns. Actors and actresses...
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Beyoncé Was Robbed! Why Black Artists Should Boycott The Grammys
Perhaps Kanye ain’t so “crazy” after all. After all, it was Kanye West who interrupted Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV Awards after she won “Video of the Year” – not simply because he’s a “douche” but...
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