Sep 21
Save
Save
Plunging necklines. Shimmering sequins. Tailored tuxes. They may not have made their way onto a red carpet this…
Sep 18
Save
Save
Did you miss the stylish spectacle of the Wearable Art Gala this year? Are you quietly a fan of “Ms. Tina’s Corny…
Sep 17
Save
DRK Beauty: Cynthia Erivo Covers InStyle's Beauty Issue—and Crusades for Black Women's Mental Health
Save
“Beautiful, inside and out.” “Pretty is as pretty does.” We’re all familiar with the platitudes, but beyond being…
Feb 21
Save
Save
Now that the Oscars and most major awards shows are out of the way, the American Black Film Festival and the NAACP…
Feb 10
Save
Save
Did you watch the 2020 Academy Awards? No? Was it because the #OscarsSoWhite? I mean, they were (and accordingly,…
Feb 10
Save
Save
On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel, arguably the most well-known black actress in the entire world at the time,…
Feb 10
Save
It’s the biggest (and whitest) night of film once again and we’re here to give you the scoop.
Feb 8
Save
Can I get a soul clap for Cynthia Erivo.
Feb 2
Save
Save
“I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it,” Shug Avery famously…
Jan 20
Save
Save
No, Cynthia Erivo didn’t snag the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a…
Jan 13
Save
East Coast privilege was alive and well as West Coasters woke up before the sun rose (at 5:18 a.m.) while the right…
Jan 8
Save
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has quite the audacity and the unmitigated gall. Following a…
Jan 6
Save
Save
Have you ever spent New Year’s Eve in Denver?
Dec 16
Save
On Sunday night, Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) was honored at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held at the…
Dec 11
Save
It’s time for the most delightfully dramatic people in the universe to honor their peers!
Dec 9
Save
Before the sun rose on the morning of Dec. 9, 2019, Hollywood was abuzz with the official start of 2020’s awards…
Nov 4 2019
Save
Save
“Though she be but little, she is fierce!” wrote William Shakespeare, and the phrase proves equally true for fellow…
Nov 3 2019
Save
There’s a famous quote that has been attributed—perhaps falsely—to Harriet Tubman through the years about how she…
Oct 30 2019
Save
Save
Let there be no ambiguity: Harriet is a film about freedom.
Oct 3 2019
Save
Fresh off the heels of Harriet, Cynthia Erivo will be portraying another beloved woman in black history—Aretha…