The road to this year’s Academy Awards has been quite a rough one. First, there was a host, then there wasn’t. There were talks of getting another host, then they decided against it. From there, the Academy said they were pulling musical performances and then the big one: they were going to cut the awards for Best Edit…

The Beverly Wilshire Hotel was exploding with Black excellence during Essence’s 12th annual Black Women In Hollywood Awards. The ballroom was packed with A-list Hollywood players like Regina King, Angela Bassett, Octavia Spencer, and Ava DuVernay, who came out to celebrate the contributions and achievements of some of…

Now in its 10th year, Alfre Woodard’s Sistahs’ Soiree takes place during the tail end of award season right before the Oscars. This year, the event, hosted by CCH Pounder and Lorraine Toussaint, honored The Hate U Give star Amandla Stenberg and Oscar-nominated If Beale Street Could Talk actress Regina King. The…

Producers of the 91st Oscars said Wednesday that chef José Andrés, Dana Carvey, Queen Latifah, Rep. John Lewis, Diego Luna, Tom Morello, Mike Myers, Trevor Noah, Amandla Stenberg, Barbra Streisand and Serena Williams have been set to introduce the eight Best Picture nominees during the ceremony Sunday.

"Movies connect…

Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Regina Hall (Support The Girls, The Hate U Give), Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk), Jenifer Lewis (Black-ish) have been unveiled as Essence’s 2019 Black Women in Hollywood honorees.

The actresses will be recognized as the annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards luncheon which c…

For Russell Hornsby, who stars as Maverick 'Mav' Carter in The Hate U Give, working on the film was "a joy," and also "painful to do." Directed by George Tillman Jr., with Amandla Stenberg in first position amongst an all-star cast, the Fox drama follows Starr Carter, an African American student who navigates two…

Based on the YA novel of the same name by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give tackles relevant social issues that are not just applicable to young adults. The George Tillman Jr.-directed pic adapted by the late Audrey Wells follows the story of Starr as she witnesses the killing of her best friend at the hands of a cop…

The term “woke” is being thrown around casually these days. There are times when the use of the word is warranted and other times when it is just used as fashionable rhetoric as a veneer to make you look socially aware. But if there is one actress who embodies the term, it’s Amandla Stenberg — but her advocacy and…

Warner Bros’ romantic comedy blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians has been added to the list of honorees at the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards. The ceremony is November 4 at the Beverly Hilton.

Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Nico Santos, Gemma Chan, Jimmy O. Yang and a…

With more of an edge than most of today's YA adaptations that tend to center on futuristic dystopian societies, director George Tillman Jr.’s effective The Hate U Give is set right in the heart of today’s real world in which young people face intensely difficult circumstances just living a normal existence. Angie…

Amma Asante made it four for four with her latest release, having four consecutive releases in the official TIFF lineup. Continuing the director's interest in historical matters, Where Hands Touch tells the story of Leyna, a mixed-race girl coming of age during the Second World War. After the relatively gentle period…

Fox 2000's adaptation of Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give is a tragic and familiar story of the unlawful murder of an African American man and the following impact it has on a community.

Starring Amandla Stenberg, the film, centers on Starr Carter, whose world is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her…