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Amidst the controversy surrounding the Academy Awards this year, viewership hit an 8-year low.

Oprah Winfrey was just as disappointed as everyone else who noticed she was mistaken for Whoopi Goldberg at the 88th Academy Awards. Blog Total Beauty made the cringe-worthy flub during red carpet arrivals Sunday evening. The site, which rarely focuses on products for people of color, posted a photo of Goldberg to their Twitter account with […]

While Chris Rock threw his ‪#‎OscarsSoWhite‬ jabs and spoke nothing less than the truth, the Twitterverse was on fire as the biggest night in entertainment played out on our screens. Take a look at all the best reactions to the Oscars below: https://twitter.com/meechonmars/status/704174123539374081 https://twitter.com/sinbadbad/status/704173547728429056 https://twitter.com/sincerelyash/status/704170187214495749 https://twitter.com/JPHazelwood/status/704170892260216832 https://twitter.com/Do317/status/704174615619379200 https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/704170101084393472 https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedFood/status/704170366156087296 https://twitter.com/AllDefDigital/status/704172162861498369 https://twitter.com/amandaseales/status/704170037171478528 https://twitter.com/HelloBeautiful/status/704125249252671489   Beauties, what was your favorite moment […]

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As host of the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, actor Chris Rock tackled diversity in Hollywood, delivering a stinging monologue.

The 2016 Oscars are underway, and host Chris Rock addressed the elephant in the room: is Hollywood racist? Chris Rock nails opening monologue and Hollywood’s “sorority” racism.  Rock pulled no punches keeping it honest as he walked onto the stage to Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power.” Right out of the gate, he exclaimed: “If they nominated hosts, I […]

Relive the moments from the 88th annual Academy Awards that everyone will be talking about tomorrow.

Chris Rock is posting cryptic tweets referencing his plans to acknowledge the #OscarsSoWhite controversy as the host of the Academy Awards.

Trevor Noah, comedian and host of “The Daily Show,” chats with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show about the global black experience, how he’s making “The Daily Show” his own,…

Chris Rock says in the new issue of Essence magazine that black women have it the worst in Hollywood when it comes to decent roles and decent pay. He tells the magazine, “Black women get paid less than everybody in Hollywood. Everybody’s talking about Jennifer Lawrence. Talk to Gabrielle Union. If you want to hear […]

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Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled it out on Thursday during MSNBC's Democratic Candidates Debate in Durham, New Hampshire.

Chris Rock said that each time he's produced a project, Hollywood executives had no interest in having a black actress in a leading role.