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The Italian distributor of the film “12 Years a Slave” has issued an apology for promotional posters depicting white actors as the stars of the film. The posters featured Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, despite their relatively minor roles, and not the film’s star Chiwetel Ejiofor.

A new debate is emerging on social media that could reveal the sentiments of Americans in relation to body image and women. A plus-sized modeling company posted a pictured of an image of a plus-sized Barbie doll on its Facebook page in hopes of finding out what people thought about the idea. Read some of […]

On the heels of critical acclaim for her portrayal of late TLC member Lisa “LeftEye” Lopes in the recent biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, hip hop artist Lil Mama joined the remaining members of the hit 90s R&B girl group for a one-time performance at this year’s American Music Awards. T-Boz, Chilli and Lil Mama performed one […]

When Brooklyn Wright was just 7-years-old, she wrote her first book. “The Adventures of the Earth Saver Girl” was meant to inspire children her age to learn about the importance of protecting the planet. Now, the young writer has another achievement to place under her belt. She was recently honored at the 8th annual “Black Girls Rock!” Awards.

In case you missed it, there’s a photo going viral that takes Blackface to an entirely new level. As much as we would like to believe that our eyes are playing tricks on us, they’re not. In the above photo, two Caucasian men and one white woman are portraying a very familiar incident.

Don Lemon’s comments are reminiscent of the media violence that has played out across news broadcast with reports that have called young black men crack babies, predators, dropouts, absentee fathers, and thugs. Reports that have captured the American imagination, and created moral panic.

During an appearance on the Ricky Smiley show last week, Rachel Jeantel expressed her desire to become a lawyer.

A production company called Noosa Films has won the film rights to Josephine Baker’s memoir. Their first choice to play Baker? Rihanna. Thoughts?

A group of Harlem moms have started a petition requesting that Barbie maker, Mattel do a better job of providing accessories and products for people of color. Though they make black barbies, the images featured on party favors and accessories favor blond hair and blue eyes.

Kendrick Lamar says he specifically wanted a dark-skinned young woman to play the female lead in his latest music video “Poetic Justice,” explaining that there should be balance in portrayals of blackness and beauty in the media.

Filmmaker and activist Mary F. Morten’s documentary Woke Up Black will screen at Harold Washington College, 30 East Lake Street, Room 103, in downtown Chicago on Monday, February 25, at 3 p.m. Don’t miss this fascinating film. More info after the jump!

After igniting a ton of controversy for its portrayal of slavery and racism, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained has made a fortune at the box office. And now they’re cashing in with a line of action figures inspired by characters from the film. Has Tarantino gone too far here?