Dr. Ron Hall: The Colorism Conversation … Still an Issue in the African-American Community
“Light Girls,” the sequel to Bill Duke’s 2011 documentary “Dark Girls” has sparked ongoing conversation in the …
Will Smith Says ‘Focus’ Came at the Right Point In His Life
*In “Focus,” Will Smith plays a con-man who falls for a woman, puts her up on game, ends their budding …
PBS Documentary Shows America in Denial About Racism (Listen)
*A provocative PBS documentary, “American Denial,” examines racism partly through the prism of Swedish …
Wisdom, Sacrifice and Merit Honored at All Star Tribute for Dick Gregory (Watch)
*Celebrities, friends and family of the legendary Dick Gregory showed to the historical Ricardo Montalban …
‘Dear White Peope’ Wins Independent Spirit Awards; ‘Selma’ Honored
*30 years ago in a tent on the beach of Santa Monica, the Independent Spirit Awards, the first awards show to honor …
‘Selma’ Snubs Do Not Prove Oscar Bias
The L.A. arm of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network will protest this Sunday’s Academy Awards because of the lack of …
Craig Robinson on Recreating Lisa Loeb’s ‘Stay’ for ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
*So how will the hot tub be used for ill gotten gains this time? In the first “Hot Tub Time Machine,” a Russian energy …
2015 Bill Gates Scholarship Program To Give $20K Scholarships To Minority Students
*The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (also known as the Bill Gates Scholarship) awards scholarships each year to …
Sam Pollard on Telling August Wilson’s Story for ‘American Masters’
*The life and work of Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson will be examined in the next “American …
Janice Lennard: How to stay ‘Eternally’ Youthful
*As a septuagenarian devotee of Ballet Barre, Yoga and Pilates, I have often been approached with requests to share my …
Pastor David Bullock Ready for ‘Pastors of Detroit’ on Oxygen Network
*As the world premiere of “Preachers of Detroit” draws closer to its Friday, February 20 debut (at 8/7c) on …
Yvette Nicole Brown: ”The Odd Couple’ Was Like a Gift from God’
*For “Community” fans who think Yvette Nicole Brown left the show because it went from NBC to Yahoo, the actress wants …
‘Empire’s’ Jussie Smollett: ‘We Would Have No Show If It Wasn’t for Taraji’
*Jussie Smollett didn’t see it coming. “The best word to use is just a blessing,” the actor said, describing the …
Four Tops’ Lawrence Payton, Jr. Talks Group’s Legacy, Tips Hat to Original Top Duke Fakir
*Quite simply, The Four Tops and Lawrence Payton, Jr. have history. After all, his father, Lawrence Payton, was an …
BET Premieres Book of Negroes
*BET kicked off the mini-series “The Book of Negroes“ Monday night with a stunning debut by Shailyn …
