Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast members were not invited to this year’s ceremony, it added fuel to the #OscarsSoWhite fire.
Spike Lee will receive an honorary Academy Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in motion picture history.
The 2015 Academy Awards are finally here and the winner’s list is slowly coming into view. The month-long lead-up to the annual Oscar ceremony has…
There’s a lot that went down at the Oscars that you won’t see reported in mainstream news. Luckily Special K is spilling all the secrets. Listen to the audio player to hear the top 5 behind the scene Oscar secrets they don’t want you to know! Listen to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” weekdays from 6-10 […]
While it’s great to see Black actors and filmmakers being acknowledged with Academy Awards and other accolades (congratulations to Lupita Nyong’o and “12 Years A Slave” for their big wins), Headkrack wants to know if there will ever be a time when “non-slavey,” modern and positive depictions of African Americans will be recognized by Hollywood. […]
