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Sidney Poitier, who died at 94 on Jan. 7, 2022, broke the mold of what a Black actor could be ...

Iconic actor Sidney Poitier, whose iconic career spans 71 years, has died at age 94.

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, has died at 87 ...

'Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. They are civilization’s radical voice.'

No other entertainer immersed themselves so deeply in the Civil Rights Movement as Harry Belafonte.

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and human rights activist, dies at age 96.

Here we’ve highlighted a few celebrities who left us in 2022.

Six years after #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy is still struggling to diversify the Hollywood film industry—perhaps a simple lack of imagination ...

Chris Tucker's performance at Mystic Lake Casino proved he still has 'It.'

The late Diahann Carroll broke interesting, transitional ground in theater and TV.

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner at Guthrie Theater, Todd Kreidler’s adaptation of William Rose’s screenplay showcases acting highlights in an otherwise pedestrian ...

  On Broadway (1959), in movie houses (1961), and afterward on television, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun increasingly held Black ...

Given the collaboration’s assembled talent, a hit seems likely Patdro Harris The Wiz was never merely a remake of L. Frank ...

David Oyelowo is a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and producer who has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most ...

Boycott the 2016 Oscars. Chris Rock has decided to pass on the growing pressure being applied by many in the ...

On October 8, 2015, The St. Paul Foundation celebrated their 75th anniversary with a private, invitation-only, free dinner at the ...

“Black Male Frames charts the development and shifting popularity of two stereotypes of black male masculinity in popular American film: ...

“The whites and their hatreds are the problem and not us.” — bell hooks, Bone Black   When the U.S. ...

          “Many men in our culture never recover from childhood unkindnesses.” — bell hooks (born 09/25/52 ...

October 27, 1922 — June 11, 2014   Cultural icon and beloved actor Ruby Dee is no longer among us. ...