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This morning, the 89th Oscars® nominations were announced and A24’s Moonlight received the following 8 nods: * Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali * Cinematography – James Laxton * Best Original Score – Nicholas Britell * Best Adapted Screenplay – Barry Jenkins &Tarell McCraney * Best Supporting Actress – Naomie Harris * Film Editing –…
Renown journalist Dan Rather took to Facebook to share his thoughts on White House Spokesperson Spicer’s alternative truths after the latter blatantly lied in his first press briefing. “These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. “When you have a spokesperson for the president of the United…
From Marvin Gaye to Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan and beyond, Civil Rights struggles have a rich history of connection to music. So it is, in the spirit of that tradition, J.Period and Jesse Williams join forces with artists from The Playlist Retreat to create a new wave of music for a new movement with…
You have to respect a man with integrity. Legendary comedian D.L. Hughley continues to hold President-Elect Donald Trump accountable for his behavior, past and present. This includes his current series of photo ops with black celebrities including Kanye West, Jim Brown, and more recently, Steve Harvey which Hughley says is a misguided attempt to convince…
Urban Magazine celebrated its first issue of 2017 featuring Echo Kellum who plays DC Comic’s Mr. Terrific on The CW’s Arrow. “Echo Kellum gave us a magnificent interview. Furthermore, his role on Arrow as an African-American superhero is not only welcome in today’s social climate, but needed,” says Publisher/Editor in Chief BE’N ORIGINAL. During the…
Soulja Boy has fucked up a lot lately so while we strive not to wastes words on stupid shit (We tend to leave that to third-party content), this man needs serious help. Apparently, Chris Brown allegedly questioned why the self-proclaimed Officer Soulja (Does he knows that’s calling himself a snitch?) was liking Brown’s ex girlfriend…
First of all, we’re not taking sides in the ego driven beef between Seti and Dr. Umar Johnson. We are just thoroughly disappointed that Johnson compromised the respect of so many for so little. This is not how an educated scholar who wants to mentor young black men should behave. It’s the opposite (Count how…
But if his insurance policy pays off, he’ll still make a lot of money! Full Story: http://bit.ly/2i6i3Tj About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly referenced by the media, TMZ is one of the most cited…