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OPINION - We can complain, and likely will, but that does nothing to change the facts on the ground...
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to take home a little gold statue when she won the award for Best
TheGrio's 100 - From a nearly all-white town in Rhode Island, Davis was resilient about her pursuit of acting...
SLIDESHOW - Here are some of the magic moments where black performers got recognition through Hollywood's highest honor...
OPINION - This year's omission of black actors should be a wake-up call to moviegoers: start patronizing better movies, and…
NEW YORK (AP) - She said strides have been made since 1939 when Hattie McDaniel won for best supporting actress,…
Comparing this year's pool of Academy Award nominees to last year's, one major difference is evident: the obvious lack of…
NEW YORK (AP) - The Oscar and Grammy winner said Tuesday his 16-year-old daughter, Corinne, gave him the best advice…
OPINION - Both the book and the film expose a side of our culture, though not exclusive to our culture,…
OPINION - Through his talents, he has made America discuss its dirty little secret, telling uniquely black stories to a…
Defense lawyer Jason Russo had to school the judge on the Oscar-nominated filmmaker, whose movie snagged an Academy Award this…
WASHINGTON (AP) - A professor might have walked away with it. Perhaps it was stolen, then sold to a collector.…
BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) - Glover is bringing attention to the plight of Ohio workers at a Hugo Boss plant that…
Stern, on the air with his co-host Robin Quivers, also played the speech given by Oprah Winfrey to Sidibe at…
OPINION - Geoffrey Fletcher's historic win for best adapted screenplay is as monumental as Hattie McDaniel's, Sidney Poitier's and Halle…
OPINION - In a few lines, a raunchy, off-the-cuff comedian showed reverence, gratitude, tenacity and historical awareness...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel…
VIDEO - 'Precious' director Lee Daniels is "just happy" to be nominated for an Oscar...
Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with…