On February 6, the stars shone brightly over the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood where the 10th Annual AAFCA Awards, presented by the African American Film Critics Association, handed out trophies to its winners and special honorees. Music icon Quincy Jones received the inaugural AAFCA Stanley Kramer Award presented to him by Karen Kramer, wife of the late Stanley Kramer. […]
Chloe x Halle aren’t little girls anymore. The Grammy-nominated sisters have grown up before our eyes and are turning their vision into reality. Fresh off their stunning Super Bowl LIII performance of America the Beautiful, the musical duo now grace the cover of ESSENCE’s first-ever digital cover. In the story Dream Catchers, Halle tells ESSENCE: “We still feel like
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Film director Jalen Blot is off to a promising start in the film industry. At just 25-years old, his first short indie film Colors of Sankofa is an official selection of the Pan African Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious Black Film Festival in America. In its 27th year, PAFF opens this Thursday, February
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LOS ANGELES, CA (February 5, 2019) – The NAACP announced today that Congresswoman Maxine Waters will be honored with the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of
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The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced Tichina Arnold as the host of its milestone 10th Annual Awards Show. A multi-hyphenated performer, Arnold has been a mainstay in Hollywood and currently stars as Tina Butler opposite Cedric the Entertainer on the CBS hit comedy, The Neighborhood, which was recently renewed for its second season. “We are
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Hey y’all, Nigerian-American Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu, just became the first Black woman to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize in the U.. Dramatic competition for her film “Clemency.” Clemency, which stars Alfre Woodard as a warden at a maximum security prison struggling with an approaching execution of a man played by Aldis Hodge,
John Legend’s upcoming documentary, UNITED SKATES will debut on February 18, 2019, exclusively on HBO. This intimate look at the underground African-American Sub-culture of roller skating will feature interviews with Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio, Queen Latifah, Naughty By Nature’s Vin Rock And World Class Wreckin’ Cru. The documentary will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO,
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Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson is the latest recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The unveiling took place on Monday, for the Golden Globe award-winning actress, an honor that she calls “surreal.” R&B star Mary J. Blige and director John Singleton presented Taraji P. Henson with her star on the Hollywood
Naomi Osaka just won her second consecutive Grand Slam at the Australian Open. After overcoming Petra Kvitova in a three-set thriller in the final of the Australian, 21 year-old Osaka is the worlds number one women’s tennis player, and makes history as the first person of Asian descent to do so. Naomi’s mother, Tamaki Osaka
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Actor-comedian and Oscar®-nominated writer Kumail Nanjiani and actress- producer-director Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 91st Oscars® nominations today (January 22), live from the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills via a global live stream on Oscar.com. Black Panther, BlackKkKlansman and Greenbook all receive best motion picture of the year noms. Also receiving best picture nominations are Bohemian Rhapsody, The
