ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, a graduate of Winston-Salem University in North Carolina, is creating a new docuseries that will focus heavily on the history and importance of Americaās HCBUs. The show is being produced with director Elaine Oliver, the director and
Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at SaturdayāsĀ NAACP Image AwardsĀ on a night that also saw her take home an acting trophy for the television series ā9-1-1.ā The Bassett-led Marvel superhero sequelĀ āBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverāĀ won best motion picture at the ceremony, which
By Shanelle Genai Nearly a year to the date of the now infamousĀ Will Smith/Chris Rock 2022 Oscars slap, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to implement a brand new ācrisis teamā in an effort to prevent unexpected (and
By Stephanie Holland TheĀ NAACP Image AwardsĀ honor artists in TV, film, music, literature, news and activism. Obviously, all of those categories wonāt fit in a two-hour televised ceremony. Leading into the live show on Feb. 25, there are four virtual events hosted by
By Terry Gross For 94 years, the Academy Awards have ostensibly celebrated the best of cinema, but the Oscars have frequently been mired in controversy. In 2017, theĀ wrong filmĀ was announced as the year’s best picture, and in 2022, Will SmithĀ infamously slappedĀ presenter Chris
By Leah Dolan American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams will succeedĀ Virgil AblohĀ as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, according to a statement issued by the French luxury fashion house on Tuesday. The appointment is effective immediately and his first collection will
By Shanelle Genai On Sunday,Ā RihannaĀ made her long-awaited return to music, taking the stage as theĀ 2023 Super Bowl Halftime ShowĀ performerāonly this time, she brought a special guest along with her: a second child. Dripped down in an all-red ensemble, including a patent leather
By Emma Bowman Viola Davis has achieved EGOT status, after picking up her first Grammy. The 57-year-old actor won the award for the best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for her memoir,Ā Finding Me,Ā at the 2023 Grammy Awards premiere ceremony on Sunday, ahead
By Gabino Iglesias These lines appear on the first page of Daniel Black’sĀ Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America: “I write because we hurt. I write because some pain can’t be described. It can only be felt in the
By Candice Williams A little more than three years after āThe 1619 Projectā published inĀ The New York Times Magazine, presenting a provocative examination of the American slave trade and its legacy, Nikole Hannah-Jones will debut her Pulitzer Prize-winning work onĀ HuluĀ Thursday with a
By Shenelle Genai While there were many expected recognitions during theĀ 2023 Oscar nominationsĀ reveal on Tuesday (looking at you Angela Bassett, Ruth Carter, Rihanna and Brian Tyree Henry), there wereĀ alsoĀ a plethora of stunning upsetsāchief among them, the lack of recognition forĀ The Woman King.
