The Oscars are going down Sunday, Feb. 28 with host, Chris Rock. Check out the 2016 Oscar winners as they’re announced below. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight- WINNER  Best Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant- WINNER  Tom McCarthy, Spotlight Adam McKay, The […]

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,…

Along came Chris Rock; a guy who was not only funny, but clever as well. His approach to describing race was quick-witted and ingenious.

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President Barack Obama appeared on The Ellen Show on Thursday; making history as the first sitting president to stop by for an in-studio visit.

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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."

The only woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress speaks out.

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Saturday and the night proved to be a big one for diversity, Spotlight, and Idris Elba. Most of the awards won by people of color were for television performances, but Idris Elba shined bright throughout the evening. Although the actor didn’t receive an Oscar nod this year, […]

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Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast members were not invited to this year’s ceremony, it added fuel to the #OscarsSoWhite fire.

  Although one of  ‘Straight Outta Compton’ screenwriters were nominated for an Oscars, the stars of the movie weren’t even invited to the show, according to TMZ. They also reported that Ice Cube, the producer of the film, was also not invited and said that he would not have attended the awards if he did. […]