Film

Nate Parker Launches Film Program At Texas HBCU

Academy Awards Works To Increase Diversity With New Appointments

Ava DuVernay And Lupita Nyong’o Team Up For ‘Intelligent Life’ Sci-Fi

John Legend Wants ‘Underground’ To Make Us “Confront Our History”

Common Surprises Compton Youth Choir With “Glory” Performance

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler Photo Shoot Reveals Frailty Of Black Masculinity

Janelle Monae Finishes Out Leading Trio In ‘Hidden Figures’

Zendaya Coleman Cast In Upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot

The Problems With Zoe Saldana’s Casting As Nina Simone Are More Than Skin Deep

‘Bad Boys 3’ Is Reportedly Going To Happen

Mya Taylor is the First Out Trans Actress to Win Major Film Award

White House To Screen BET Documentary On Homophobia In Black Churches

First ‘Confirmation’ Trailer Released, Starring Kerry Washington As Anita Hill

The Black Panthers Are Finally Getting Air Time

Take A Look At The First Trailer For The ‘Roots’ Reboot

Taraji P. Henson To Star As Katherine Johnson In ‘Hidden Figures’

First Trailer Released For Miles Davis Biopic ‘Miles Ahead,’ Starring Don Cheadle

Slavery Stories Can Be Great But We’re Rarely the Ones Telling Them

The SAG Awards Picks Up Where The Oscars Didn’t

The Diversity of the SAG Awards Brought Out the Racism of #SAGsSoBlack

It Matters That the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Cast Wasn’t Invited to the Oscars

A White Actor Cast as Micheal Jackson? Tinseltown Doesn’t Want Us to Win

Gabrielle Union Asks “Who’s That?” When Asked About Stacey Dash

Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of A Nation’ Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time

Stars Are Boycotting the Oscars But it Will Take More to Fix Hollywood

‘Concussion’ Tells the Truth about NFL Medical Neglect

Idris Elba Explains Black Actor’s Struggle in the UK

The 2016 Oscar nominations prove the Academy’s diversity problem

Elle’s Covers Are Great But Women of Color Need More from Media

‘The Walking Dead’ Actress, Danai Gurira, to Star in Tupac Biopic

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