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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences appears to be making a concerted effort to combat its reputation of being predominantly white and predominantly male. Following last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy has welcomed its largest and most diverse class yet, according to NBC News.

By Sherronda Brown Amy Schumer is racist, and white women love her. The White Feminist icon’s most recent public display of Beckery is yet another demonstration of the sexual racism she so often falls back into, using racist stereotypes benefitting her white womanhood while decrying the sexual proclivities of men of color. Two weeks ago, […]

The world has endorsed Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, Get Out, with both word of mouth and millions of dollars. But you know the rules, there’s no such thing as a work of art that’s above criticism. 

SPOILERS AHEAD! Don’t @ me. Over the weekend, Jordan Peele’s thriller Get Out scared audiences all over the nation with that age old American horror: anti-Black racism. The premise is simple enough: a white girl, Rose, brings home her Black boyfriend, Chris, to meet her parents in a wealthy, white suburb in upstate New York.

So, tonight’s the night of the NAACP Image Awards. I don’t know about you, but it’ll be refreshing to see a host of black people in one place that isn’t about protesting…oh wait, yes, it will be. We’re protesting the lack of diversity and Hollywood racism tonight, so it’s time to get it on and popping […]