Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave is sparking change in America’s public high school curriculum. According to a press release, the National School Boards Association…
The award-winning film 12 Years a Slave, a striking and brutally vivid retelling of the true story of Solomon Northup, will be incorporated into public high…
The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards are on the way and as usual, some of the biggest stars in the entertainment firmament will be honored. It airs live on TV One on Saturday, February 22 with red carpet coverage at 8 p.m. and the show at 9 p.m. ET. (The show is tape delayed for […]
An interview with 12 Years a Slave star and current Hollywood It Girl Lupita Nyong’o will be featured on ABC’s Countdown to the Oscars, a backstage pass to the Academy Awards, featuring Q&As with the nominees, rare footage of them before they were famous, and a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of Forrest Gump. Good […]
12 Years A Slave has done it again — this time, overseas! The awards season favorite took home the top prize at Sunday’s British Academy…
Oleebo, the bootleg warrior, is reviewing award-winning film “12 Years A Slave.” Listen to the audio player to hear Oleebo’s review and why he says it’s a testament to warriors every where! RELATED: “12 Years A Slave” Wins Top Prize At Golden Globes! RELATED: Why “12 Years A Slave” Is Worse Than “Roots” [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO] RELATED: True Story Of […]
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…
Vanity Fair is at the center of controversy after providing a sneak peak of a picture of “12 Years a Slave” star Lupita Nyong’o. According to reports, the Internet and social media are ablaze with debate as people weigh in on whether the Oscar-nominated entertainer’s skin was deliberately lightened or if the photo shown had […]
“12 Years A Slave” has brought Lupita Nyong’o acclaim has also earned her another award. After winning a best supporting actress trophy Thursday night at the Critic Choice Movie Awards, Saturday night Nyong’o also won the best supporting actress award at the Screen Actors Guild/SAG, reports TheWrap. The annual awards show honors the best of […]
Last year was supposed to be a banner film for Black filmmakers. Fruitvale Station, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave were released and their respective acting casts, writers and directors received major critical acclaim. But today’s Oscar nominations prove just one thing – Hollywood hasn’t changed much. This year’s top acting, writing and directing […]
The con-artist comedy “American Hustle and the 3-D space odyssey “Gravity” lead the Academy Awards with 10 nominations each, with the historical epic “12 Years a Slave” trailing closely with nine nominations. The nominations, announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif. , set up an apparent three-horse race between three very different films, all of […]
After three hours and zero wins for the actors and director Steve McQueen, “12 Years A Slave” pulled a jaw dropping upset by walking away…
