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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is ensuring that historic places on HBCU campuses are preserved. After announcing that Howard University’s Founders Library will be named a national treasure in February, it was recently revealed that Morgan State University will receive the same honor. The institution and the National Trust will team up to create […]

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As memorial services for the nine people murdered in the Emanuel AME massacre in Charleston are being coordinated, another congregation planned on making their funerals…

Tessa Thompson won a Gotham Award for her role as Sam in  Dear White People. The drama/comedy was released back on October  2014 and was the cultural difference between white and black people at a PWI (Predominately White Institutions).The film was directer by  Justin Simien who was nominated for an award. Simien fell short losing […]

        Gugu Mbatha-Raw was recently announced for being in the running for Best Actress at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. She received recognition based off of her leading role ‘Beyond The Light,’ where she is a troubled superstar. The movie is about a young lady who seems to be perfect from the outside […]

For iPhone:   Tyler James Williams might be the breakout star of Dear White People but at first you may not recognize him as the kid…

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Comedians Sylvia Traymore and Alex Scott joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s installment of Wildin’ Out Wednesday. Martin, Trymore and Scott shared…

If you’re as much of a “Dear White People” fan as we are, prepare to get excited! Lena Waithe, comedian, writer and producer of the…

Just because you’re black doesn’t mean you plan to watch the 2014 BET Awards tonight. You can still fake like you did, though! Let’s face…

The release of the highly successful film, “Fruitvale Station,” at last year’s Sundance Film Festival seemed to spark an increase in Black independent films and…

The Sundance Film Festival announced its competition lineups for its 30th edition in January, and among the selections in competition is writer/director Justin Simien’s “Dear White People.”