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Oscar-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique filed a discrimination suit against Netflix on Thursday at the Los Angeles Superior Court, according to NBC News. She is one of only ten Black actresses to have won an Oscar since the Academy’s inception. The 39-page document accused the streaming giant of gender and racial…
With Hollywood still dismissing filmmakers with disabilities, one film festival is dedicating itself to giving these artists an opportunity to jump-start their careers. The ReelAbilities Film Festival, which held a three-day event in Los Angeles this past weekend, celebrates awareness and the power of film to shatter misconceptions about the…
The show “This Close” is set to open its second season. It begins as one of the main characters, who is deaf, is rushed to the hospital. The episode invites the audience into the frustrating world of a deaf person trying to get his or her point across in a…
Hollywood cannot seem to get it right when it comes to equal pay between men and women. Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, the screenwriting duo extraordinaire who wrote the widely successful movie adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, were offered two very different salaries to write the sequel to the film. According…
Stacey Abrams and other Democratic politicians want Hollywood studios to #StayAndFight in Georgia instead of boycotting the state over the recent draconian abortion ban. Both The Walt Disney Company (No. 20 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and WarnerMedia (a division of AT&T No. 1) have both said they…
Actress Felicity Huffman plead guilty on Monday to fraud after having her daughter’s college entrance exam answers secretly corrected in 2017 in the national college scandal that has rocked Hollywood. The former “Desperate Housewives” TV star entered a Boston courthouse her brother, Moore Huffman Jr., around 12:45 p.m., which was…
Kanye West has decided to enter the world of television by way of becoming a producer. The rapper is currently in talks with cable heavy-hitter Showtime and is currently developing a limited half-hour anthology series that would star talented actor, rapper Jaden Smith as a young West. Related Story: Jaden…
Black Hollywood directors are showing support John Singleton who is currently in a coma after suffering a major stroke. Singleton directed classics such as the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Singleton’s family confirmed his stroke on April 17,…
Jordan Peele is turning Hollywood on its ear. The former comedian-turned director has shown Hollywood that Black directors and actors can make incredibly viable horror films, which appeal to the masses. Peele’s latest, chilling endeavor into the horror movie genre is breaking barriers and records — yet again. In its…
Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, has long embraced her natural hair. Nyong’o recently discussed her role in the new Jordan Peele movie, “Just Us,” as well as her take on beauty for Black women. Nyong’o, who won an Academy Award for her role in “12 Years a Slave,” discussed in depth…