Fences

A record-tying seven actors of color are nominated in lead and supporting categories at the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony, which airs Sunday, February 26, at 8:30 pm EST on ABC.

As the time has come again for us to honor those whose work in the fields of television, music, literature, film and social justice shone so brightly via the 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards, we’d like to take a moment to express our gratitude for those who made a tough year so much easier to survive.

Celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis converged for the 2017 Screen Actor's Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for a night of television and acting excellence.

Announcements broke from normal tradition as the names were announced via live feed broadcasted on the morning news shows such as "Good Morning America." Announcers of color included Gabby Sidibe, Jennifer Hudson and Terrance Howard.

Check out what your faves were up to this week!

It was a great night for some of our faves, who took home top prizes at the 2017 Golden Globes. Hey, Issa! Although we didn’t get to see much of our fave awkward Black girl, Issa Rae looked luminous as the cameras focused on her while the nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in […]

Viola Davis delivered a poignant acceptance speech at the 2017 Golden Globes.

According to reports, many of the electors did not reside in the congressional districts they represented.

Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis premieres in theaters nationwide on Christmas day.

  Fences tells the story of an African American father (Denzel Washington) struggling with race relations in the United State while trying to raise his family (Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo) in the 1950s. Jovan talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about how he landed the critically acclaimed role and what it was like working with Washington […]