Much was made about the Oscars last Sunday. The hash tag #OscarsSoWhite reflected the absence of color among some of the biggest categories of the…

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This was funny. It is ever so clear that Common and our beloved auntie Oprah have a warm adoration and respect for one another. However, it appears that during all of the hooplah and hoorah at the recent Academy Awards, Common FORGOT to acknowledge Oprah while heading to accept his prestigious award for Best Original Song for […]

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Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to  the movie “Selma”.…

For best picture nominee, ‘Selma,’ Common and John Legend collaborated on the song ‘Glory,’ their performance on the show was so inspiring and uplifting and many of the guest in the audience had tears in their eyes and it almost made my tear up too that’s how inspirational it was. They ultimately won, the Academy […]

  Selma may have gotten shut out at the 87th Academy Awards for major nominations, but the film scored a huge win at the night’s…

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore featured a segment on Black fatherhood to discuss the cultural shift of the Black family in America. The panel…

Ariana Grande marked the evening’s second performance at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The junior R&B diva hit the audience and the viewers at home with…

I’m glad to hear my favorite director is taking his skills to on the basketball court. Spike Lee is going from behind the camera to directing the likes of Kevin Hart, Common Anthony Anderson and Mo Ne Davis.  The well known filmmaker is going to coach the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which will up […]

The Weeknd Drops Seductive “Earned It” Video If you enjoy listening to The Weeknd, you’ll especially appreciate the visuals for his latest song “Earned It,”…

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In 1965 the world watched as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead marches on a relentless campaign for voting rights in Selma, Ala. In 2015,…

Monday, MTV is turning off the color and broadcasting in black and white. The network will air a 12-hour block of programming without color, kicking…

The academy has announced the nominees for this year’s annual Oscars award show. Chris Pine, Alfonso Cuaron, J.J. Abrams, and Academy President Cheryl Boon Isaacs made the announcementss from…