Selma star David Oyelowo will front the TV series adaptation of former U.S. leader Bill Clinton’s bestseller The President Is Missing. Showtime bosses have picked up the project, based on Clinton’s book with James Patterson, and now Oyelowo has signed on to star and executive produce, alongside the ex-president and the thriller writer. Oyelowo will […]

The emotional drama hits theaters on Sept. 23, just in time for awards season.

Actor George Clooney says the Oscar's were more diverse 10 years ago and "...there were nominations left off the table" regarding this year's selections.

The nominations for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced in Hollywood on Thursday morning. ‘Diversity watchers’ who closely monitor entertainment industry awards were watching to see if black actors, actresses and other industry people were going to be acknowledged for their contributions during the year. Starting off with the announcements, Oscar-nominated actress Angela […]

Oprah Winfrey isn’t afraid to share her failures and her missteps. After having the #1 daytime talk show for 25 years, she soon learned her audience for OWN was vastly different. Lady O. is on the cover of Variety magazine and she reflects on the five years of ups and downs that have come from […]

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David Oyelowo is technically the new Bond.

Everyone has been wondering who the next James Bond will be, and there have been high hopes that he’d be someone black. Fans campaigned for Idris…

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Roland Martin and HipHollywood’s Vanessa Barnett rundown which African American actors  received Emmy Award nominations and who was snubbed by the Emmy voting committee. Lee…

That “Selma” reign just won’t let up! In celebration of the DVD release of Ava DuVernay’s inspirational and Academy Award-winning epic film “Selma,” Paramount Home…

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The 87th Academy Awards — though many took umbrage to the fact that people of color were few and far between among the nominees — were…

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Ava Duvernay, whom many feel was snubbed for a Best Director nomination at this year’s Academy Awards, said that she would like to stop discussing…