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Jun 16

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Movies6/16/20

Oscars 2021 Ceremony Pushed to April—How Will the Move Affect Black Filmmakers and Actors?

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Jun 8

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Entertainment6/8/20

'A Seminal Figure of Her Time, Ahead of Her Time': Cicely Tyson Receives Peabody Award for Career Achievement

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Feb 24

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The Root Video2/24/20

Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

Jessica Moulite

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Feb 21

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Politics2/21/20

President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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Feb 10

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Events2/10/20

Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

Maiysha Kai

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Feb 10

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Events2/10/20

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Maiysha Kai

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Feb 10

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Movies2/10/20

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Feb 7

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VideoA Word2/7/20

Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

Felice León

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Feb 5

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Movies2/5/20

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk <i>Hair Love </i>

Movies2/5/20

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Jan 31

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Black Hair1/31/20

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give <i>Hair Love</i> to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Black Hair1/31/20

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Maiysha Kai

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Jan 14

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News1/14/20

Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

Zack Linly

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Jan 14

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Movies1/14/20

How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

Michael Harriot

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Jan 13

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Entertainment1/13/20

A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Jan 13

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Entertainment1/13/20

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Jan 9

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Entertainment1/9/20

#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Dec 20

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Entertainment12/20/19

10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Nov 26

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Entertainment11/26/19

Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Nov 5

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Movies11/5/19

Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Feb 26 2019

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Black Excellence2/26/19

A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

Damon Young

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Feb 26 2019

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Movies2/26/19

Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained

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Oscars 2021 Ceremony Pushed to April—How Will the Move Affect Black Filmmakers and Actors?

'A Seminal Figure of Her Time, Ahead of Her Time': Cicely Tyson Receives Peabody Award for Career Achievement

Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained

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Oscars 2021 Ceremony Pushed to April—How Will the Move Affect Black Filmmakers and Actors?

'A Seminal Figure of Her Time, Ahead of Her Time': Cicely Tyson Receives Peabody Award for Career Achievement

Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained