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Halle Berry Reflects On Historic Oscar Win, Says ‘It Meant Nothing’ For Diversity

Berry thought that endless doors in Hollywood would open for women of color following her win. 15 years ago,…

WATCH: Octavia Spencer Jokes About Confusion Over Black…

During her opening monologue on Saturday night’s episode of “SNL,” guest host Octavia Spencer cracked jokes about the constant mix-ups…

What Barry Jenkins of “Moonlight” Was Originally Going…

Amid the mixup that saw “La La Land” mistakenly win the Academy Award for Best Picture before the announcement of…

ABC's Coverage Of The 89th Annual Academy Awards

‘Moonlight’ Eclipses White Liberal Shade

The groundbreaking film triumphs over well-meaning liberals and a horrifying Oscars gaffe. I‘ve seen Moonlight three times. And each…

Halle Berry Shows Off Her Natural Curls at…

Halle Berry certainly made headlines with her curly fro that social media side-eyed as a possible wig, but the actress…

Steve Harvey Gives His Thoughts on the Oscars…

Who should you call when you mess up a huge announcement on live television? The one and only Steve Harvey.…

Red Carpet Rundown: The 89th Annual Academy Awards

Oscar Nominees 2017: “Moonlight,” “Fences,” “Hidden Figures” Score…

Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Best Drama Golden Globe winner “Moonlight” earning eight, including Best Picture. “La…

NEWS ROUNDUP: Judge Orders Genetic Testing For Alleged…

Prince’s estate is reportedly worth upwards of $30 million. Following legendary singer Prince‘s death, several people have come forward claiming…

Stacey Dash Attacks Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar Acceptance Speech

Stacey Dash clearly hasn’t finished riding the wave of her first (and last) Academy Awards appearance, because she just can’t seem…

2016 Oscars Fails: Whoopi Mistaken For Oprah; Stacey…

The 88th annual Academy Awards came and went, but not without enough awkward moments to keep us chatting until lunchtime.…

NEWS ROUNDUP: Academy Addresses “Straight Outta Compton” Oscars…

Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity…

Victory: Amid #OscarsSoWhite Backlash, The Academy Announces Plans…

The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences implements plans to diversify the Oscars. The people…

Arsenio Hall Hopes Chris Rock Doesn’t Boycott Oscars…

Arsenio Hall is joining the #OscarsSoWhite conversation. Emotions and outrage have been running high since last week’s Academy Award nominees announcement…

Stacey Dash Can’t Stop Trolling: The Oscars Edition

In today’s episode of Why Can’t She Just Go AWAY? Stacey Dash is back to bring ridiculousness to your Wednesday. Dash…

The Oscars’ Black President “Heartbroken” Over Lack Of…

Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement over the weekend after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith called for an Oscars…

Chris Rock Calls Oscars “The White BET Awards,”…

We were all thinking it. The backlash against the Oscars continued this weekend after host Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett-Smith shared…

#OscarsSoWhite: Spike Lee Boycotting Academy Awards, and Won’t…

Spike Lee isn’t going to The Oscars. That’s not because he has any particular problem with the fact that his…

Chris Rock Calls Oscars “The White BET Awards,”…

Actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to express her disappointment

Is It Time For A Boycott? Jada Pinkett…

If the Academy doesn’t want to acknowledge artists of color, Jada’s questioning whether they should even show up. Jada Pinkett…

Mo’Nique Explains Why She’s Not Too Pressed About…

The comedian/actress talks about the often forgotten about awards ceremony that she holds in greater esteem than the Academy Awards.…

The 2016 Oscar Nominees Are As White As…

The Academy, as always, ignored some of the stellar work by Black filmmakers and thespians this year.

Oscar Nominations Are In & They’re As White…

When will the academy acknowledge our Black stars? With Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant a shoo-in to sweep the…

Late Night News Recap: Chris Rock Is Officially…

Chris Rock is reportedly in talks to host the Oscar's next year, which comes a decade after he hosted back…

Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar Dress Returned By Thieves Because…

Just when you thought you’d heard it all. Lupita Nyong’o’s stunning Calvin Klein pearl dress, which was stolen earlier this week has…

Mo’Nique Blackballed Because She Demanded Gabourey Sidibe Be…

When Academy Award winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique revealed director Lee Daniels told her she had been blackballed in the…