Academy Award winning Patricia Arquette took the time to mention the need for equal pay for women during her Oscar acceptance speech saying, “To every…

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Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to  the movie “Selma”.…

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Predictably, after the swift and cutting backlash from the blinding whiteness of this year’s Oscar nominations – from the front lines of Twitter (see: #OscarsSoWhite) to…

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Sunday’s Academy Awards was championed by many for its diversity. The program had big wins for people of color. Quite a few also presented awards.…

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It was a tight race, but “12 Years A Slave” ended up with the highest honor with the Best Picture win at tonight’s Oscars ceremony.…

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The 2014 Academy Awards will go down in Hollywood history as one of the most diverse. This year, not only did the show feature performers…

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A brand new infographic highlights just how white and male the Academy Awards really are. According to research by book publisher Lee & Low, since the…

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Comedienne and actress Mo’nique joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Thursday, from Los Angeles, and shared why black entertainers must appreciate black institutions like the NAACP…

A Facebook post supporting Black films and artists, and calling out the racism embedded into the Academy Award nomination process, was removed by the social…