Lupita Nyong’o Named New Face of Lancôme
Vanity Fair is reporting that Academy award-winning actress and fashion darling Lupita Nyong'o has been named the new face of Lancôme cosmetics. Pria Rayo...
Jackie Joyner Kersee and Tamera Young Talk Sexism in Sports
Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in athletic programs that receive federal funding. Enacted in 1972, the law grants women and girls equal access to...
‘A Haunted House 2’: Marlon Wayans Talks Creating Roles for Characters of Color
Funnyman Marlon Wayans is the lead actor, co-writer and co-producer of A Haunted House 2, the sequel to his paranormal spoof slated for nationwide...
Cesar Chavez: The Only Latino-Centered Hollywood Release This Year?
Reporting for Jezebel.com, Dodai Stewart highlights that director Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez is the only Latino-centered studio film released this year. In her discussion,...
Boondocks Blackout? Aaron McGruder Speaks
The blogosphere has been buzzing over recent reports that Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder was not involved with Season 4 of the highly anticipated comic...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Single Ladies’ Harold ‘House’ Moore: ‘It Didn’t Get Canceled Because of Ratings’
For three seasons, primarily black female viewers flocked to their television sets on Monday nights to catch sexy actor and model Harold "House" Moore....
’12 Years a Slave’: Northrup’s Descendants to Co-Host Google Hangout
Tina Daunt of the Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the descendants of Solomon Northrup, a free African American, who was kidnapped and taken South...
Barbados: Back Slap Alley Challenges Society; Critiques Domestic Violence
At a time when the Barbados government has just made an about-turn with its policy of free education for its citizens, two recent Barbadian...
EXCLUSIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’: ‘When I’m Writing Fiction, I Feel Free”
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, started out as a fun project but evolved into a massive success. The book that combines...
Uganda: NewzBeat Raps News in Luganda and English
Amy Fallon of Inter Press Service is reporting the NewzBeat, a news segment that airs on Uganda's free-to air channel NTV, features hosts/MCs that...
