Denzel Washington Increases His Own Record As The Most Nominated Black Actor In Oscar History
Photo credit: Ettore Ferrari/Ansa via AP This year, two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington scored his eighth Oscar nomination for acting with his latest nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He received the nomination for his performance in “Roman J. Israel, Esq., ” and increased his own record as the most nominated Black actor in […]
Stockton, California’s First Black Mayor Plans To Offer College Scholarships To All High School Graduates In His City
Stockton, California’s first African American mayor, Michael Tubbs, just announced a new plan that will offer all of the city’s public high school graduates scholarships to college. The plan will be made possible via a $20 million grant from the California Community Foundation that will fund a program called the Stockton Scholars program. With […]
Sterling K. Brown Makes History Again And Delivers Inspiring Acceptance Speech At The 2018 SAG Awards
Photo credit: Steve Granitz/ Getty Images Sterling K. Brown is on a roll! At the 24th annual of the Screen Actor Guild Awards on Sunday night, Brown made history as the first African American to win a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. The win comes exactly two weeks […]
Jada Pinkett Smith Will Co-Host New Facebook Talk Show With Her Daughter Willow And Mom Adrienne
Back in 2012, a YouTube video of Jada Pinkett Smith sitting down for a conversation with her daughter, Willow Smith and mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris became an instant “must see.” The riveting conversation between the three generations tackled issues around womanhood, motherhood, love, and personal wellness. Viewers seemed to be instantly drawn to the levels of […]
The ‘Black-ish’ Spinoff ‘Grown-ish’ Just Got Renewed For Season 2
Great news for the cast and crew of “Grown-ish” (and all of us watching at home)! After only four episodes, ABC’s “Black-ish” spinoff “Grown-ish” has received an early renewal with a 20 episode season two order from Freeform. The star of the show, Yara Shahidi, was surprised with the news on Thursday night while speaking on […]
A New Documentary About Legendary Playwright Lorraine Hansberry Premieres Tonight
The date was March 11, 1959 when Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, making the then 29-year-old the first Black woman playwright to have a play produced on Broadway. Naming the play after a line in Langston Hughes’ poem, “A Dream Deferred,” Hansberry depicted an African American family […]
Lupita Nyong’o Wrote A Children’s Book That Celebrates The Beauty Of Dark Skin
Photo credit: David Noles As audiences prepare to see the long awaited and highly anticipated “Black Panther” movie, co-starring and Oscar-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o also has another project that is just as noteworthy. Nyong’o has recently announced that she wrote a children’s book, entitled “Sulwe”, which means “star” in Nyong’o’s native language of Luo. The forthcoming book […]
Outgoing American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault Becomes Facebook’s First Black Board Member
Photo credit: Buck Ennis Facebook is diversifying its board of directors with the recently announced addition of American Express CEO Kenneth Irvine Chenault. Chenault, who is the first African American to join the social media site’s board, is one of the most prominent Black business leaders of today. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the appointment via […]
Hockey Pioneer Willie O’Ree Broke The NHL’S Color Barrier 60 Years Ago Today
Photo via: AP Photo 60 years ago today, Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL) when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins and played against the Montreal Canadiens on January 18, 1958. O’Ree, recognized as the “Jackie Robinson of Hockey” for breaking the NHL’s color barrier, played 45 […]
‘Dear White People’ Cast Creates Scholarship Fund In Honor Of Jordan Edwards
Photo via: Getty Images To honor the life of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards who was killed by police in April of 2017, the cast and crew of the popular Netflix series “Dear White People” has created a scholarship fund in his name. In an Instagram post this week, the show’s leading actresses, Logan Browning and Ashley […]