Posts Tagged ‘Academy Awards’
White guy as Michael Jackson is Off the Wall
I watched with interest the selection of a white actor to play Michael Jackson in an upcoming British comedy. But I refused to work myself into a frenzy over this, the latest insult to black actors and black people, because anyone who understands the history of race and film should not be surprised. Film has…
Read More Faux outrage on Zendaya locs
Pardon me for being frank, but it doesn’t seem to take much to set the natural hair community into a frenzy. I mean there was the outrage over that Dove commercial, you know the one where the beauty company gathered a slew of curly haired girls of all ages (and races) and had them gush…
Read More Solomon Jones Offers His Home to Democratic Conventioneers-For A Price
WHEN THE Democratic National Convention brings over $100 million in economic impact to the Philadelphia region in 2016, the Joneses will be ready to cash in. No, we don’t own a hotel, a bar or a den of iniquity, but we do own a house in Philadelphia, and we plan to get our fair share…
Read More Selma snub hurts Oscars not Duvernay
For any black artist who has ventured into the mainstream world of media and entertainment, “Selma” director Ava Duvernay being snubbed by the Academy Awards is not surprising, but it’s still sad. Duvernay’s landmark film won a best picture nod after she coaxed Oscar-worthy performances from actors such as David Oyelowo, who portrayed Martin Luther…
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