With so much attention being paid to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the Academy Awards, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now shifted the focus of the conversation from acting nominations to a broader look at the entire movie industry. On Friday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Martin sat down with director/producer Bill Duke, who understands not just what happens […]
Anthony Anderson is hosting the NAACP Image Awards tonight on TV One. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about #OscarsSoWhite and his…
In a recent interview with The Real, Janet Hubert expressed her admiration for Jada Pinkett Smith's artistry: "I respect Jada highly. I respect her skill, I respect her as an artist, I respect her as an actress, very much."
What happens when you tell kids that Stacey Dash wants to cancel Black History Month? Their reaction is priceless. Watch below: Thanks to the people…
POTUS strongly believes that when “everyone’s story is told that makes for better art.”
Comedian Tony Rock is bringing the funny to your city next month as he takes part in The Royal Comedy Tour. The funny comes to its first…
Will Smith has revealed that he’s pleased with how “quickly” and “aggressively” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy.…
Star of 'Soul Plane', Kevin Hart recently went on a Twitter rant to disassociate his films with the title, "black movies".
The 240th Anniversary of First Baptist Church of Williamsburg is celebrating the special bell ringing ceremony and Concert for Hope on February 1. The event, hosted…
Even though "Straight Outta Compton" is an Oscar nominated film, the cast nor the producers were invited to the awards ceremony.
The Advocacy group Black Films Matter is supporting private parties all over the world in holding home movie-watching marathons on February 28, the night of the Academy Awards telecast, according to co-founder Durrell Cory. “If they don’t want us, we’ll hold our own ceremony— in fact thousands of ceremonies— in folks’ houses everywhere” said Cory. The move […]
Roland Martin talks to National Urban League’s Marc Morial about the lack of diversity at this year’s Oscars and the calling of a meeting with film studios to…
