Actor/Activist Jesse Williams Takes Home Drum Major for Justice Award
*During the recent King Week in Los Angeles, the SCLC-SC Legacy Awards Gala honored six individuals who continue to do …
Rashida Jones to Reporter Gushing Over Her Tan: ‘You Know I’m Ethnic’ (Watch)
*While working the red carpet at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Rashida Jones – the biracial daughter of Quincy …
Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes for Calling Black Actors ‘Colored’ (Watch)
*British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, best known for playing the title role in the BBC and PBS series “Sherlock,” has …
‘Black or White’ Deals with Custody Battle Over a Biracial Child
*The issues of race and child custody collide big time in writer-director Mike Binder’s new film “Black or White.” Kevin …
‘Selma’s’ DuVernay, Oyelowo to Reteam for Hurricane Katrina Film
*Ava DuVernay will direct her “Selma” and “Middle of Nowhere” star David Oyelowo in a third movie. The pair are teaming …
Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis SAG Award Wins Make History
*For the first time in history, the top TV drama and comedy acting titles at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards went to …
NY Times’ Charles Blow’s Son Stopped at Gunpoint by Yale Police
*New York Times columnist Charles Blow voiced his outrage late Saturday night after Yale University police stopped his …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: The Other Mr. Cub I Remember
*As a kid growing up on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s I loved baseball. But most blacks then didn’t love the Chicago …
‘Afraid Of Dark’ Doc Explores Black Male Endangerment (Watch)
*In modern times, many black males have fallen victim to their criminalization based on systematic forms of racism. Mya …
Black Mark Wahlberg Racial Victim: Actor Shouldn’t Be Pardoned for Crimes
Add Media *Mark Wahlberg’s efforts to get pardoned for past racially motivated attacks are not sitting well with one of …
ATL Mayor Kasim Reed Catching Heat from APD Over ‘Hands Up’ Pic
*It’s hard out here for a mayor. Just ask NYC’s Bill de Blasio and now the ATL’s Kasim Reed. Reed, …
Kanye West Admits He Was Racially Profiled Because of His Braids
*Hmm, maybe Anthony Mackie was right about braids/dreadlocks and the negative perception by cops that comes with them. …
Mike Brown’s Killer Darren Wilson to be Cleared by Justice Department: NY Times
*Former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson could be cleared for fatally shooting Michael Brown, according to the …
Exclusive! Anthony Mackie Rips Reporter of His ‘Dreadlocks/Profiling’ Comments (Watch)
*Days after Anthony Mackie made eyebrow-raising comments regarding the Oscar snub of “Selma” in the major acting …
‘Selma’ Oscar Snub: People ‘Tired of Being Bombarded with Race ’ – Anthony Mackie
*Could it be a case of the right film arriving in theaters at the wrong time? In a classic WTH moment, Anthony Mackie …
