"So when I see immigrant, when I think immigrant, I think strength I think strong. I think triumph."
“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin awarded this week’s “Stuck on Stupid Person of the Week” honor to William Nicholson, screenwriter of the film Mandela: Long…
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. While the sci-fi thriller “Gravity” cleaned up with mostly technical awards (Best Editing, Best Cinematography) and a Best Director win for Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, “12 Years A Slave” came […]
The critically acclaimed film “12 Years a Slave” is expected to rack up at the 2014 Academy Awards but that’s not the only place where we will be represented. This year’s show boasts a record- breaking 10 African-American presenters including Michael B. Jordan (who was snubbed for an Oscar nod this year), Gabourey Sidibe, Viola Davis and much more. The […]
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…
Oscar winning Morgan Freeman has been pretty outspoken lately. He is in the new movie “Last Vegas” which opens this Friday, and has been speaking out about everything from the legalization of marijuana to calling the Tea Party racist. He says he will not be seeing the new critically acclaimed movie, “12 Years a […]
Byline: Ariana Pyles and Shatondra Caldwell The first thoughts that come to mind after watching 12 Years a Slave is how extremely raw, unimaginable, and seriously disturbing the story is. Directed by Steven McQueen and adapted by John Ridley, 12 Years is a heart-wrenching film based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a […]
