*(Los Angeles) – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the premiere organization of film media professionals, set a goal last year to expand...

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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 relationship before he gets...

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Onyxx Monopoly Presents ‘When Africa Met France’ (Will Honor Bill Duke!)

*In honor of Black History Month entrepreneur Onyxx Monopoly presents “When Africa Met France, Creole Was Born” – a formal evening of fine Creole...

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Antonio Moore: The Black Male Incarceration Problem is Real and it’s Catastrophic

"We have more work to do when more young black men languish in prison than attend colleges and universities across America." - President Barack...

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Common and John Legend Speak with Courage and Conviction in their Oscar Acceptance Speeches

*Sunday's Oscar ceremony ended with "Selma" batting 500. It lost Best Picture, but won Best Original Song trophy for performers and songwriters Common and John...

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Civil Rights Leaders Praise Neil Patrick Harris for Slap at ‘Whitest Oscars’

*Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other civil rights leaders on Sunday, February 22, praised Oscar ceremony host Neil Patrick...

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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 Theater earlier this month to honor the comedian and civil rights...

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‘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 independent film...

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‘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 diversity among the major...

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NAN LA Announces Protest of Sunday’s Academy Awards Program

*As the world knows, all of this year's Oscar nominees were white. There's been a lot of talk about the situation which highlights Hollywood's...

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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 African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific...

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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 television’s Oxygen Network, Pastor David...

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