Top National Stories of 2019
December 26, 2019
Top National Stories of 2019:
Breaking News
- LA84, Play Equity Fund, and College Football Playoff Renovates Inglewood Unified Weightroom
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors Pat Harvey at 55th Annual African American Achievement Gala
- Pasadena Police Officer Taisyn Crutchfield Files Suit Against Pasadena Police Department
- ‘Prayers for the Ninth’ Aims to Unify Community Support for Councilmember Price
- Sunnyside 5 Student Housing is Helping to Build Dreams
- CBS Anchor Chauncy Glover Highlights Black Men Hiking Into Better Mental Health
- Inside Chargers Linebacker Eric Kendricks’ Football Lineage
- NFL Stars Provided Shopping Spree to Youth
- Amtrak To Host Los Angeles Hiring Event for Chefs and Electricians
- How Old is Too Old
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‘Hair Love’ is Now in Theaters
September 12, 2019
Hair Love, a new animated short showing the love between a Black father and daughter, is now in theaters. Premiering right before Angry Birds 2, the animation short gives insight and relatability of Black fatherhood to a broad audience.
2019 Oscars: Black Filmmakers Win Big
February 28, 2019
The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away with statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb.
2019 Oscar Recap
February 25, 2019
Green Book Is the Surprise Best Picture Winner Olivia Colman Upsets Glenn Close for Best Actress Green Book upset Roma to take home the Academy Award for Best Picture on an historic night featuring a record number of wins for black-themed films. Green Book also won in the Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Original Screenplay categories. Meanwhile, Spike Lee landed the Oscar for Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman, and Regina King garnered the Supporting Actress award for inspired performance in If Beale Street Could Talk. And Peter Ramsey won for co-directing the Best Animated Feature, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Black Panther prevailed in a trio
Golden Globes Recap – Green Book Emerges as Early Favorite in Oscar Race
January 10, 2019
Green Book emerged as the early favorite in the Oscar sweepstakes at the Golden Globes Sunday night after prevailing in three categories: Best Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
December 11, 2018
For movies opening December 14, 2018.
‘Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse’ is a Web of Visuals and Inspiration
December 6, 2018
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has a new look. Though he still swings from skyscrapers, Miles Morales isn’t your typical Spider-Man. He is an Afro-Latin teenager who is trying to figure out the world before him. Audiences will explore that world in the new action-packed movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”