Entertainment

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

The Game Donates $1 Million to Flint, Michigan

Whether You Like It Or Not, “White Privilege II” Is A Required Listen

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

Jeferson Lima’s Photographs Capture #BlackGirlMagic in Salvador, Brazil

B.o.B Has Some Different Opinions about the Shape of the Earth

An 11-year-old Black Girl Starts #1000BlackGirlBooks

Big Sean Launches Campaign for Flint Children

‘SNL’ Roasts Undiverse Oscars in Funny ‘All The White Guys’ Sketch

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

Four Podcasts That Helped With My Anxiety

‘Concussion’ Tells the Truth about NFL Medical Neglect

Idris Elba Explains Black Actor’s Struggle in the UK

What would It have been like if TV classics had casts of color?

Meek Mill challenges 50 Cent to match donations for Flint

DeRay McKesson Helps Stephen Colbert Address His Privilege [VIDEO]

Wale: The First Rapper to Open the State of the Union Address

Celia Cruz, ‘the Queen of Salsa’, receives Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

ICYMI: Franchesca Ramsey has the perfect nail tutorial to explain #OscarsSoWhite

The 2016 Oscar nominations prove the Academy’s diversity problem

Scholastic Will (Begrudgingly) Stop Sales of the ‘Happy Slave’ Children’s Book

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

This children’s book calls upon the “happy slave” narrative once again

Kendrick Lamar Visits the White House and the Resulting Video is Perfect

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

What Amandla Stenberg Means to Black Millennials

Coogler, Film, and The Black Experience: What It All Means

Sylvester Stallone won golden globe for Creed, forgot to thank Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan

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