The Academy has learned its lesson from getting dragged for being so monotone, so the film organization is doing something about its glaring diversity problem. About 46 percent of new members of its voting body are people of color, but that still might not be enough to make a huge difference just yet. Society as […]
02/29/16 – Tom and the crew open the show talking about the 2016 Oscars. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
While we all agree that there needs to be more mélange in the industry, the red carpet was divided between black and white.
The 2016 Oscars may be centered around a lack of diversity and hopefully Leonardo DiCaprio's first win, but we can't forget about the music.
Chris Rock is not giving up his gig hosting the Oscars. Instead, he’s going to flip up the entire show to highlight #OscarsSoWhite. A number of Black artists are choosing to skip the 2016 Oscars in protest of the Academy Awards lack of diversity among the field nominees. There are so few people of color […]
Former "Fresh Prince" actress Janet Hubert still has it in for Will Smith - ain't nothing change.
Since the Oscar nominations were announced last week, many celebrities have spoken out on the lack of Black nominees. But none were more unfiltered than Snoop Dogg.
Jada Pinkett Smith is incredibly upset with how the Oscars have snubbed Black artists this year, and she’s questioning how they should respond. Jada is not feeling the whole 50-Shades-of-Beige vibe going on with the Academy Awards this year. Among the field of nominees, there are no artists of color up for any of the […]
Director Spike Lee will receive an honorary Oscar at next year’s ceremony. The honor will come 25 years after his groundbreaking film, Do the Right Thing, was…
