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The saga continues in the case of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who lost his life after being put in a chokehold by an…

Roland Martin caught up with Oprah Winfrey, one of the producers of the MLK biopic “Selma” during a red carpet event for the movie. “Selma,”…

After trying to recover from the Ray Rice incident, the Baltimore Ravens have found themselves caught up in a new scandal. According to reports, the…

Ava Duvernay’s “Selma” isn’t just another historical film that repeats information we’ve already read in textbooks about Martin Luther King Jr., the Harpo production introduces…

There’s a scene in “Selma” where Coretta Scott King (played by Carmen Ejogo) stares into the eyes of her cheating husband Martin Luther King Jr.…

It might be Wildin’ Out Wednesday on “NewsOne Now,” but on Monday the Twitterverse  was wildin’ out over the premiere of VH1’s “Sorority Sisters.” Roland…

  Jacque Reid talks to Ava DuVernay, the Director of the critically acclaimed ‘Selma’. DuVernay recently made headlines becoming the first African American to be…

Nominees for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards have been announced Thursday morning. Some of your favorite actors and projects have been given nods. Here’s how ‘Black Hollywood’ fared in the recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:  The motion picture “Selma“–a drama that tells the story of Rev. Martin L. King Jr. and the 1965 campaign to […]

A pair of award-winning film-makers are leading a Black Friday boycott of retailers to show solidarity with Ferguson protesters. “Selma” director Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler are urging people not to shop today as a way to show support for civil rights in America. Coogler, the 2013 Cannes award-winning director of “Fruitvale Station,” came up […]

Eight-time Grammy nominee Ledisi is adding another acting role to her resume! According to reports, the songstress is joining the cast of the upcoming Martin…

“Sparkle” actress Carmen Ejogo was cast opposite David Oyelowo in “Selma.” Oyelowo will play the civil rights leader Martin Luther King while Ejogo takes a…