The 89th Annual Academy Awards was probably the most talked about event of the year so far (besides Remy Ma vs. Nicki Minaj). The American people gathered around their televisions, phones and computers to escape some of the intense drama happening in our nation. People watched the Oscars this year, following last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, […]
The 2017 Oscar Nominations have been announced and the nominees are astounding! Oscar voters showered the musical “La La Land” with 14 nominations which is a tie with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most in Academy Award history. The movie ‘Moonlight’ also received a number of 8 nods. These nominations make Moonlight co-editor Joi McMillon the first […]
The Court of Special Appeals in Maryland, the state’s second-highest court, has ordered another trial and restored charges against a man from Northwest Baltimore who was acquitted in the murder of North Carolina native Phylicia Barnes. The court says Circuit Judge John Addison Howard committed a mistake in January 2015 when he acquitted Michael Johnson of […]
The girl scout troop that raised over $65,000 in cookie sales at the Oscars are still waiting for the money. The Academy and Girl Scouts of America are reportedly in the dark.
Amidst the controversy surrounding the Academy Awards this year, viewership hit an 8-year low.
The 2016 Oscars are underway, and host Chris Rock addressed the elephant in the room: is Hollywood racist? Chris Rock nails opening monologue and Hollywood’s “sorority” racism. Rock pulled no punches keeping it honest as he walked onto the stage to Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power.” Right out of the gate, he exclaimed: “If they nominated hosts, I […]
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.
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."
Congratulations to the Queen! While Hollywood and the Hip Hop world are protesting the lack of minority representation at the 2016 Oscars, over the weekend the Screen Actors Guild Awards honored several minority actors and actresses. Queen Latifah took home her third SAG award, winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries category, for […]