President Obama Weighs In On #OscarsSoWhite (Watch)
*The #OscarsSoWhite controversy has inevitably reached President Obama. He was in the middle of talking to local …
Exclusive: Marlon Wayans on Why He Spoofed ‘Fifty Shades’
*Marlon Wayans is no stranger to the big screen or small screen. “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” in 1988 was the first time …
White Actor Playing Michael Jackson: Not An ‘Exact Impersonation’
*Although some people are upset at a white man is portraying Michael Jackson in an upcoming film, the actor playing the …
Common’s Camp Shoots Down Talk of Him Dating Laura Dern
*Rumors of Common dating actress Laura Dern are apparently false. AllHipHop cites a story from HipHollywood, which got …
Pan African Film & Arts Festival Happens in L.A. Feb. 4-15
*The 2016 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) today announced their highlighted film selections for opening, …
Byron Allen’s $10 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against FCC & Charter Communications #BlackMediaMatters
Byron Allen has brought the diversity discussion framed by the Oscars to its apex with a new lawsuit against the FCC and …
Gabrielle Union Calls Stacey Dash ‘Crazy’ – Ava Duvernay to Receive Revolution Award
*Gabrielle Union is at Sundance this week promoting her new film “Birth of a Nation,” and when pressed by the media, she …
Jesse Owens’ Daughters Didn’t Know He Was Famous Until Their Teens
*A long overdue biopic about pioneering track star Jesse Owens will arrive in theaters nationwide on Feb. 19. Aptly …
Tika Sumpter Talks Michelle Obama Role in ‘Southside With You’ (Watch)
*The stars and director of “Southside With You,” about Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date in Chicago, were on hand …
White Actor Joseph Fiennes to Play Michael Jackson in UK TV Film
*In the midst of an international outcry over Hollywood’s lack of diversity comes word that white British actor …
Lifetime’s Toni Braxton Biopic Draws 3.6 Million Viewers
*Lifetime’s Saturday night debut of “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” was “ad-supported cable’s top-rated movie in key …
Nate Parker’s ‘Birth of a Nation’ Sets Sundance Record With $17.5M Sale
*Worldwide rights to actor-director Nate Parker’s slave-rebellion drama “The Birth of a Nation,” were picked up by Fox …
Veteran Actor Abe Vigoda (‘Barney Miller’) Dead at 94
*Actor Abe Vigoda, best known for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series “Barney …
Gabrielle Union, Nate Parker Talk Hollywood’s Diversity Problem (Watch)
*With #OscarsSoWhite currently a thing in Hollywood, every black celeb and their uncle is being asked to weigh in. “The …
Effie Brown: Women, Minorities ‘Participated’ In Own Hollywood Discrimination
Embed from Getty Images *Effie Brown, the African American Hollywood producer whom Matt Damon famously tried to lecture …
