Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver’s critically acclaimed Hair Love just won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Oscars. The film, which depicts a Black father who attempts to style his daughter Zuri’s hair for the first time and relays the positivity of embracing …
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Photo: Robyn Beck (AFP via Getty Images) Did you watch the 2020 Academy Awards? No? Was it because the #OscarsSoWhite? I mean, they were (and accordingly, we’re going to have our lightest Oscars slideshow ever today), but in a year that denied both people of color and women their nomination …
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According to a recent study, Americans with college degrees and beyond—the ones most likely to start a new job and immediately be handed a laptop—spend 10 percent more time working now than they did in 1980. Those extra hours have been deeply felt: “Screen time” has become a thoroughly modern …
Read More »Chris Rock Calls Out Lack Of Diversity In Oscars Opener
Comedians Steve Martin and Chris Rock opened up the 2020 Academy Awards with their famously uncompromising style. It is the second year that the Academy has gone with a host-less format and when Martin asked why that was the case, Rock answered without missing a beat, “Twitter! Everybody’s got an …
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How To Win An Oscar: We Ask Black Hollywood’s Biggest Stars We spent a year asking the biggest names in Hollywood what makes a performance Oscar-worthy. Watch as Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Barry Jenkins and more share their opinions on winning the coveted award. Source link
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Photo: Tyger Williams/Staff Photographer It should be clear to most everybody by now that President Donald Trump has a great affinity for showing America just how popular he is among “the blacks.” This is simply to say that the man loves parading black faces around on political stages as a …
Read More »Paula Kelly, Actress And Broadway Dancer, Dies At 76
Actress and dancer Paula Kelly reportedly passed away on Sunday (February 9), according to Broadway World. Kelly began her career as a Broadway performer and professional dancer and successfully expanded her talents into film and television. Born in Jacksonville, Florida but raised in New York City, Kelly was a member …
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Read: ‘Parasite’ won so much more than a Best Picture Oscar While political speeches are nothing new, the spectacle of such a hotly tipped favorite getting platform after platform to speak his mind so publicly has been notable. At the Globes, Phoenix added to the chaotic energy of the evening …
Read More »Matthew A. Cherry Wins Oscar For 'Hair Love'
Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver’s critically acclaimed Hair Love just won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Oscars. The film, which depicts a Black father who attempts to style his daughter Zuri’s hair for the first time and relays the positivity of embracing …
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See How Yusef Williams Became Rihanna’s Hairstylist For A Decade For the past 10 years, Yusef has been dictating all of the beauty trends we emulate via his most famous client, none other than Rihanna. He started out his career as a performer, but he ended up behind the scenes. …
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