
The world will soon meet the first mainstream black James Bond, but the man portraying 007 will not be actor Idris Elba, who has long been rumored as a possible candidate for the role.
by Kipp Jones13 Aug 2015, 12:12 PM PST0

During Variety’s fourth annual Purpose: Family and Faith-Based Summit Thursday, family-friendly entertainers gathered to discuss the state of the industry, as well as strategies to make faith-based stories more enticing to mainstream audiences.
by Kipp Jones26 Jun 2015, 10:08 AM PST0

David Oyelowo, the actor who portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the historical film “Selma,” blasted the Motion Picture Academy Sunday for awarding black actors with Oscars “more for when we are subservient, when we are not being leaders or
by John Nolte2 Feb 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

It’s been almost ten years since Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast of the United States and to commemorate the event, Selma director Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo are reportedly teaming up to dramatize the historic storm. DuVernay, who
by Kipp Jones26 Jan 2015, 11:03 AM PST0

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs responded Friday to the controversy surrounding the Oscars’ failure to nominate any minorities in all four of its acting categories.
by Daniel Nussbaum17 Jan 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

The cast and crew of Selma will march with local residents in Alabama on Sunday at an event commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Jan 2015, 3:12 PM PST0