Tag: Oscar
Danielle Deadwyler cites Racism, Misogynoir in Oscar Snub
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Deadwyler says racism and misogynoir played a role in this year's Academy Awards nominations, where she and Viola...
Viola Davis’ Grammy Win for Audiobook Makes Her an EGOT
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis has achieved EGOT status.
The actor won a Grammy Award Sunday for best audio book, narration,...
Broadway theater renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after James Earl Jones, becoming the second theater on the...
Motown Songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier Dead at 81
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer
Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can't Hurry Love,” “Heat...
Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
By Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of...