By: Amanda Anderson-Niles It’s been a good opening weekend for a handful of black actors. According to reports, both “The Jungle Book” and “Barbershop: The Next…
By: Amanda Anderson-Niles Actress Zoe Saldana got some backlash for signing up to play Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, and many of her critics called her out because they felt like the role should have been given to an actress who had Nina’s…
By: Amanda Anderson-Niles Comedian Marlon Wayans has had plenty of success with parody movies although his brothers have decided to step away from the genre, but his latest film, “50 Shades of Black,” isn’t faring to well in its opening weekend. And with a…
By: Amanda Anderson-Niles With all the controversy surrounding the upcoming Academy Awards and the lack of any nominations for actors of color in a second year in a row, it’s causing many to truly reflect on Jada Pinkett-Smith’s call for action. Interestingly enough, actor…
By: Amanda Anderson-Niles Many working actors will tell you their dream accolade is an Academy Award, but there’s always been controversy surrounding actors of color lucky enough to walk away with an Oscar. To some skeptics, it just seems like most black actors have…