Singer Chrisette Michelle took a huge lick for making the decision to sing at our now President, Donald Trump, inauguration. After other artist turned the Trump camp’s request to perform at the inauguration down. Jennifer Holiday backed out due to threats and backlash. Chrisette Michelle said “YES” without hesitation. The ramifications behind her decision caused […]
Sly realized his mistake and tweeted that he owed Ryan and Michael everything.
*Oprah Winfrey insists she wasn’t “robbed” of an Academy Award nomination yesterday after failing to secure a Best Supporting Actress nod for “The Butler.” Oscar buzz had surrounded the TV titan for her role in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” however, she didn’t make the cut when the nominations were announced yesterday. Oprah says she […]
The 2014 Academy Award nominations were announced today with two prominent Black films–”Fruitvale Station” and “The Butler” noticeably missing from the ranks. While “12 Years A Slave” dominated nominations, we can’t ignore the Academy’s consistent disregard of Black films even if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, its first […]
News of the films being missed out comes as a shock to the public and those in the film industry. On Thursday morning, the nominations for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were announced and there was one huge snub that shocked movie critics world wide … Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Not only was […]
*Earlier we announced that the Golden Globe nominations, but did you pay attention to who/what WASN’T nominated? OK, we’ll tell you. “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” and it’s cast including Forest Whitaker and yes, Oprah Winfrey. It’s certainly a surprise because Lady O has won critical acclaim for her role as the scrappy but supportive […]
The love train for “12 Years A Slave” came to a full stop Monday night at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, held at Cipriani Wall…
The long list of potential Polaris Prizewinners was announced Thursday, with glaring omission. Justin Bieber, Canada’s biggest 19-year-old pop star, was snubbed by the Canadian awards committee — again. Bieber, who recently complained publiclyabout not being taken seriously as an artist (and then wore the outfit at left), has yet to make it on the Polaris Prize […]
“The Emmys are so white-washed[.] It’s sad that in 2011 and with a BLACK president, you don’t see any blacks represented in acting categories or on these award shows. SMH. We need more QUALITY black programs created,” TyPierce posted on the blog TheYBF.com in response to red carpet photos. Unfortunately TyPierce’s observations are nothing new. […]