The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 842 new members from 59 countries, 50 percent of whom are female and 29 percent…
Oscar Makes History: Ruth Carter, Regina King, Hannah Beachler, Spike Lee Take Home Oscars
With a perfect paring of presenters, a shorter running time and humorous dialogues, history was once again made as Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler…
Spike Lee Receives A Best Director Oscar Nomination
Legendary director Spike Lee has finally received an Oscar nomination for directing. His first nomination in a directing category and his fifth overall, he was…
‘The Hate U Give’ and ‘Widows’ snubbed for Golden Globes
Nominations for the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which honors achievement in film and television, were recently announced and although films; “Black Panther,” “If Beale…
Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ tackles a timeless subject matter
The idea of a black man joining the notoriously racist Ku Klux Klan certainly sounds farcical and mildly comical, but that’s exactly what happens in…
Jermaine Dupri and Cameo to be honored at the Trumpet Awards
It’s a prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements, and this year’s event will honor hip-hop record executive and songwriter Jermaine Dupri and the R&B/Funk band…
Spike Lee: “Chi-Raq’ is a declaration against the violence all across America.”
In more than three decades as a filmmaker, Spike Lee has tackled topics from college fraternities, Jazz music, Malcolm X, the Son of Sam murder…
Exclusive: Spike Lee backs Nigerian Filmmaker Julius Onah
Julius Onah’s journey from film student to film director has been a remarkably quick one. Just three years ago, while studying at NYU, the 32-year-old then…
Spike Lee, Clive Davis receive special honors at the Image Awards
Honoree Spike Lee attends the 46th NAACP Image Awards Some of the biggest names in film, television and music were in attendance at the annual…