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Will Smith on Oscars Drama: ‘There is No Us and Them. It’s We.’ [WATCH]

*Will Smith is trying to get folks to see past the “us against them” mentality when it comes to the lack of diversity with...

Chris Rock Addresses Being Black in America

*With diversity being the hot topic in Hollywood since nominations for the 2016 Oscars included an all-white slate of entertainers for the second straight...

New Video Shows Blacks Forced to Prepay for Meal at Los Angeles Denny’s

*LOS ANGELES - On Monday, February 1, more commonly referred to as the first day of Black History Month, a trial is set to start...

Oscars: Mo’Nique Won’t Present Because They Won’t Pay to Fly Out Her Team

*Academy Award winner Mo’Nique sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter regarding the #OscarsSoWhite issue, and revealed the reason why she turned...

Aunt Viv Calls Stacey Dash a ‘Media Ho’: ‘She’s Worked on BET More Than Most Actresses’ (Watch)

*Janet Hubert has turned her ire from Will & Jada to Stacey Dash, saying, "Somebody needs to slap the little bit of black she...

Barbie Gets Diversity Makeover with New Body Types and Skin Tones

*It’s 2016 and there’s a new Barbie in town. In fact, there are a few different Barbies in town, courtesy of Mattel. On Thursday, the toy...

Oscars Recruit Kevin Hart, The Weeknd, Whoopi Goldberg to Present

*The Oscars managed to find five people of color (so far) to present during its Feb. 28 ceremony. Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, Benicio del Toro,...

President Obama Weighs In On #OscarsSoWhite (Watch)

*The #OscarsSoWhite controversy has inevitably reached President Obama. He was in the middle of talking to local television stations about boosting enrollment for health insurance coverage,...

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 King of Pop...

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 titled “Race,” the film follows the...

Cam Newton: ‘I’m a Black QB That Might Scare Some People’

*Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said he believes that his race plays a role in the way people perceive him. Asked during a press conference...

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 Joseph Fiennes has been cast as Michael Jackson in an...

Ex-Cop Accused of Sexing His 15-Year-Old Niece

*Cops are people too. But some cops are animals. Human-animals. Not the honorable K-9 type. Some cops are beasts. And not the kind we salute...

Michelle Obama Says Pres. Obama ‘Had to Grow Up a Little Bit’

*Believe it or not, President Barack Obama was not the serious student with good grades like folks thought he was. According to his wife, it...

Stacey Dash Demands Apology; Says Morgan Freeman Agrees with Her

*She's at it again. Stacey Dash is doubling and tripling down on her comments calling for the elimination of Black History Month and the BET...

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