About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.
President Barack Obama appeared on The Ellen Show on Thursday; making history as the first sitting president to stop by for an in-studio visit.
Will Smith sat down for an interview with BBC yesterday, and quickly hit on a lot of topics. He spoke about the Oscars, his children, and Janet Hubert (Aunt Viv). Smith says he is still boycotting the Oscars, and the boycott goes beyond himself. Smith was asked if he would host the Oscars next year […]
Last month Janet Hubert, or better known as Aunt Viv from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, uploaded a video responding to Jada Pinkett Smith’s Oscar Boycott. Hubert called out Smith insinuating that she was only upset her husband didn’t get a nomination, and that they were boycotting the same industry they make money off of. Hubert went […]
This years controversial Oscars have been continuously getting a lot of attention for their lack of diversity. Of course, it was a huge topic of discussion on the red carpet at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. The SAG Awards were held January 30th, and the actors of “Straight Outta Compton” were in attendance for their […]
Will Smith and the Oscar boycott has been the hot topic of discussion lately. But did you know that this year’s Oscars aren’t the first awards show Smith has decided to boycott? In 1989 Smith and his musical partner, DJ Jazzy Jeff, decided to boycott the Grammy Awards, despite their nomination for Best Rap Performance. […]
Gabrielle Union is currently at the Sundance Film Festival promoting her new film Birth of a Nation, where she was asked her opinions on Stacey Dash’s comments. Last week, Stacey Dash weighed in on the Oscar controversy saying she thinks Jada Pinkett Smith is a “hypocrite,” and there should be no BET Awards or black history […]
Don Cheadle is currently at the Sundance Film Festival making his directorial debut for, Miles Ahead. The once Oscar-nominated actor was asked what his thoughts were on the Oscar controversy, where he said the awards were a “silly contest.” Cheadle had tweeted the below tweet at host Chris Rock earlier this month. However, Cheadle doesn’t believe […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled new plans to increase diversity among the Academy's membership.
Earlier this week, Jada Pinkett Smith Shared a video on Facebook stating that she was boycotting the Oscars due to it’s lack of diversity. Shortly after, Janet Hubert, or better known as Aunt Viv from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, uploaded a response video to YouTube. Hubert starts off her response to Jada by […]
They are planning to make changes in an effort to diversify their board and nominations in the future.
The lack of diversity at this year’s Academy Awards has drawn lot of attention. This morning Will Smith sat down with Robin Roberts of Good Morning America to speak about diversity in Hollywood. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, recently posted a viral video to Facebook stating why she would be boycotting the Oscars this year. Smith says […]
