Raven Goodwin will play legendary actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to ever win an Oscar, in Behind the Smile. Now, she will take on one of her most profound roles to date. 

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Amidst the controversy surrounding the Academy Awards this year, viewership hit an eight-year low.

We went to the NAACP Image Awards earlier this month to find out how Black Hollywood feels about the Oscars being so White this year.

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About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.

With the Oscars receiving backlash for not nominating any people of color, and all the racial turmoil happening in the country, diversity has been the theme of the year. Now, the fashion world is getting on board with making their industry open and supportive to all ethnicities and nationalities, with style. This year during NYFW, a […]

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President Barack Obama appeared on "The Ellen Show" on Thursday; making history as the first sitting president to stop by for an in-studio visit.

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Saturday and the night proved to be a big one for diversity, Spotlight, and Idris Elba. Most of the awards won by people of color were for television performances, but Idris Elba shined bright throughout the evening. Although the actor didn’t receive an Oscar nod this year, […]

Will Smith may not be attending this year's Academy Awards, but he is impressed with how the Academy responded to the backlash following their lack of diverse nominees.