In the wake of great movies like, ‘Selma,’ still to this day people of color don’t get their recognition when it come to an Academy Award. Hollywood (United States) (AFP)- African American civil rights groups plan to protest outside Sunday’s Oscars show, where every single one of this year’s 20 acting nominees is white. Regardless […]
Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo brought Black excellence of the red carpet of the Berlinale Festival and Ireland, proving Black films can do well overseas.…
The 46th annual NAACP Image Awards, was spectacular, stunning, uplifting, and inspiring. Hosted by Anthony Anderson were held on Friday, February 6. Check out the complete lost of winners. By, Black Amnericaweb.com Click here for the listhttp://blackamericaweb.com/2015/02/07/the-46th-naacp-image-award-winners-full-list/
President Obama has proposed a new $50 million plan to restore the historic Southern sites of the civil rights movement. The proposal is incredibly fitting as…
The movie “Selma” opened to popular acclaim earlier this month. But some say that if Coretta Scott King were alive today, she would not recognize herself as she is portrayed by Carmen Ejogo in the new movie. According to the Houston Forward Times, the filmmakers misconstrued the intimate relationship she had with her husband, Dr. […]
John Legend’s collaboration with Common on the song “Glory,” is up for best original song at the upcoming Academy Awards. He shared that he’s a little disappointed the film, Selma, was nominated in the best actor or director category. He told Billboard.com, “I was a little surprised and disappointed . . . It’s not that […]
Anthony Mackie has the answer to why, Selma director Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo were both overlooked for Oscar nominations: People are tired of discussing race! No seriously,…
Selma, Ala. Oprah Winfrey, and other actors from the movie ‘Selma’ and hundreds of others marched to recall one of the bloodiest chapters of the civil rights movement, on the eve of the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The commemoration comes after numerous incidents in which unarmed black men were killed by police […]
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,…
The Oscar nominations are in, and Selma has a chance to take the Academy’s highest honor. Although three-time film director, Ava DuVernay was not nominated for…
Rapper/actor Common has has a great week. Not only is he starring in the movie Selma, playing historical figure James Bevel, he just picked…
Common releases his visual for “Glory” featuring John Legend. The song is featured on the “Selma” soundtrack and Common and John Legend recently won an award for it at the 72nd Golden Globes Awards. Congrads guys and keep up the good work.
