Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates has nabbed another award. Yesterday evening, Coates received the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his poignant work about race in America called Between the World and Me. Coates dedicated his award to Prince Jones, an unarmed Howard University student who was murdered by a White police officer. “I’m a black […]
A new memorial in honor of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be built above a commemorative carving of Confederate leaders Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis in Georgia.
Denzel Washington will revive the work of famed playwright August Wilson. After revealing he would direct and star in the film version of his work Fences with Viola Davis, Washington signed a deal with HBO to bring ten more of Wilson’s plays to television. The series, which will be centered on Wilson’s American Century Cycle stories, will […]
Look at this photo of John David Washington with his parents, Denzel and Pauletta Washington and tell me God ain’t good. Who knew one photo could set the internet on fire? We definitely know a lot about Denzel Washington but who is his fine son, John David? Well, since it’s Friday, and we love you, we got the […]
Janelle Monae found a way to bounce back this week, after she was reportedly cut off for speaking about police brutality during her TODAY Show performance on Friday. She simply continued to speak her mind. The singer took to the streets of Chicago hand-in-hand with Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, on Monday afternoon. During […]
While most were surprised by David Oyelowo’s (pictured left) Oscar snub for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the critically acclaimed “Selma,” the actor himself was not. Speaking Sunday at the Virtuoso Awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California, he said Hollywood has a long history of ignoring Black actors cast […]
The parents of Tamir Rice (pictured), a 12-year-old who was murdered by Cleveland police officers, are continuing the fight for justice for their son. They recently filed an amended federal wrongful death lawsuit in regards to how the police officers handled the interaction with their son. The updated complaint has 27 more claims, which includes excessive […]
The New York Daily News is reporting that an unnamed producer raised questions about casting two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington in films dependent on foreign box office returns because the moviegoers there tend to be racist—that is, they don’t support African American leads in movies. SEE ALSO: Eric Holder On Race: ‘We, As A Nation, […]
