Academy Awards

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February 28, 2011
OPINION - We can complain, and likely will, but that does nothing to change the facts on the ground...
February 25, 2011
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to take home a little gold statue when she won the award for Best
February 25, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - From a nearly all-white town in Rhode Island, Davis was resilient about her pursuit of acting...
February 25, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Here are some of the magic moments where black performers got recognition through Hollywood's highest honor...
February 24, 2011
OPINION - This year's omission of black actors should be a wake-up call to moviegoers: start patronizing better movies, and…
February 24, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - She said strides have been made since 1939 when Hattie McDaniel won for best supporting actress,…
January 26, 2011
Comparing this year's pool of Academy Award nominees to last year's, one major difference is evident: the obvious lack of…
December 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The Oscar and Grammy winner said Tuesday his 16-year-old daughter, Corinne, gave him the best advice…
November 23, 2010
OPINION - Both the book and the film expose a side of our culture, though not exclusive to our culture,…
November 18, 2010
CLUTCH - 'The Kid' follows the son of Claireece "Precious" Jones, the sexually abused, illiterate heroine of 'Push'...
November 12, 2010
OPINION - Through his talents, he has made America discuss its dirty little secret, telling uniquely black stories to a…
October 14, 2010
Defense lawyer Jason Russo had to school the judge on the Oscar-nominated filmmaker, whose movie snagged an Academy Award this…
May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A professor might have walked away with it. Perhaps it was stolen, then sold to a collector.…
March 23, 2010
BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) - Glover is bringing attention to the plight of Ohio workers at a Hugo Boss plant that…
March 9, 2010
Stern, on the air with his co-host Robin Quivers, also played the speech given by Oprah Winfrey to Sidibe at…
March 8, 2010
OPINION - Geoffrey Fletcher's historic win for best adapted screenplay is as monumental as Hattie McDaniel's, Sidney Poitier's and Halle…
March 8, 2010
OPINION - In a few lines, a raunchy, off-the-cuff comedian showed reverence, gratitude, tenacity and historical awareness...
March 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel…
March 7, 2010
VIDEO - 'Precious' director Lee Daniels is "just happy" to be nominated for an Oscar...
March 7, 2010
Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with…