The broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony was notable for its lack of acknowledgments of the work of people of color in 2010. While Halle Berry's lovely obituary of Lena Horne was richly deserved and lovingly presented, it marked the only moment of the broadcast wherein the work of...

This Year, Night Catches Unstoppable Colored Girls Faster. The upcoming holiday motion picture season brings forth a nice mix of some of our favorite Black artists in a variety of films with appeal for both your cerebral and visceral natures. In theater one, Denzel’s back in a taut thriller, while Janet...

More than 30,000 people pledged to see the award-winning documentary film WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" when it opened, making it the first goal reached on the campaign's "Pledge Progress Meter." As a result, DonorsChoose.org is fulfilling their commitment and donating $15 gift cards to every person who pledges...

  For all of those critics who continually question why there are no realistic roles for African-Americans in the cinema, Tyler Perry’s latest outing is as real as it gets. Granted, Perry sometimes has a tendency to keep it a bit too real (yes, Madea, and Leroy Brown, we’re talking about...

    Reginald Hudlin is unique in the entertainment business because of his success as a writer, producer, director, and executive. To quote cultural critic Jimi Israel, “Hudlin is a modern-day Gordon Parks, a true monster in the game who totally re-did the blueprint: what some people used to call a renaissance...