#OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign live-tweeted the Oscars with some timely statistics about Black people winning Academy Awards through the decades…
The Grammy Awards, and pretty much any other “mainstream” (read white dominated) music awards show, tends to give black artists…
Announcements broke from normal tradition as the names were announced via live feed broadcasted on the morning news shows such…
In the centuries since our long, tireless walk to freedom began, Black women have been the beating heart of the…
As host of the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, actor Chris Rock tackled diversity in Hollywood, delivering a…
This year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy has sparked a lot of conversation about actors and actresses (past and present) who should have…
On Tuesday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin; NPR TV Critic, Eric Deggans; Associate Editor at The Root, Danielle Belton;…
Here, we celebrate a few of our favorite Black producers and directors who are making sure our stories are told…
Twenty-five years later, we finally know how Will Smith felt about the sudden switch-up of Aunt Viv.
With so much attention being paid to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the Academy Awards, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now shifted the…
In a recent interview with The Real, Janet Hubert expressed her admiration for Jada Pinkett Smith's artistry: "I respect Jada…
Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled new plans to increase diversity among the Academy's membership.
Watch Roland Martin and Rev. Jesse Jackson discuss the #OscarsSoWhite protest action in the video clip above, and then watch…
Dr. Darnell Hunt, Director of the Bunche Center at UCLA, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss Hollywood’s diversity numbers behind…
Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement over the weekend after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith called for an Oscars…
Janet Hubert is fed up, and she wants the world to know it.
Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title…
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