Two Women of Color Co-Host 94th Academy Awards
March 24, 2022
The three co-hosts of the 94th Academy Awards will feature two women of color. Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes will join Amy Schumer in helming the show
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BET Awards honor Mary J. Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler Perry
June 27, 2019
The show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The 10th Annual AAFCA Awards celebrated music icon Quincy Jones
February 14, 2019
AAFCA celebrated prolific producer Jason Blum and breakthrough filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty while handing out trophies to its AAFCA Award winners
Regina Hall, Jenifer Lewis, KiKi Layne, Amandla Stenberg Are Named Essence Honorees
January 17, 2019
Essence has named four actresses as its annual Black Women in Hollywood honorees. They are Regina Hall and Amandla Stenberg, who both starred in “The Hate U Give,” KiKi Layne of “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Jenifer Lewis of “black-ish.” The awards luncheon will be held Feb. 21 in Beverly Hills, California. In a statement, Essence salutes “the marvelous work and stunning achievements” of the four. Chief creative and content officer MoAna Luu also notes that they represent “the dynamic intersection of art and activism that is influencing how we shape our own destiny.” Hall was also in “Support the Girls,” and became the first
The Hate You Give Film Review: Amandla Stenberg Stars in Adaptation of Searing, Inner City Saga
October 18, 2018
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) straddles two different worlds which never intersect, one, black and poor, the other, white and privileged. That’s because she lives in the ghetto in Garden Heights, but her parents (Regina Hall and Russell Hornsby) have sent her to Williamson, an exclusive prep school located on the other side of the tracks. They know that Williamson gives her a better chance of making it out of the ‘hood than the local public high school which is only good for girls who want to get “high, pregnant or killed.” Consequently, Starr uses slang when hanging out with her
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
October 4, 2018
For movies opening October 5, 2018.
21st Annual American Black Film Festival Submissions For Film And Talent Discovery Programs Are Open
January 4, 2017
ABFF Returns To Miami June 14-18, 2017 with Celebrity Ambassador Regina Hall