Tommy Oliver: ‘1982’ Filmmaker Tackles Addiction in Families with All-Star Cast
1982 is a 90-minute tearjerker loosely based on the life of filmmaker Tommy Oliver. The movie tells the poignant story of a loyal, hard-working Philadelphia...
Is the U.S. Supreme Court Destroying ‘Representative Democracy’?
Last week, the five conservative judges on the U.S. Supreme Court deemed that monetary caps on how much an individual could contribute to a...
Chuck Stone: Veteran Journalist and NABJ Founder Dies
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) is reporting that veteran journalist and National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) founder Chuck Stone has died. According to Stone's daughter...
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...
African Nations to Boycott EU and Africa Summit Over Non-Invitations?
Reporting for Voice of America, Irwin Chifera is reporting that the European Union (EU) and Africa summit, which is set for Brussels next week,...
’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...
