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Colin Kaepernick has been making major business moves during the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Kaepernick will be getting his own (second) documentary series produced by the Disney company. The documentary will focus on his journey from...

Selena Gomez is one of many high profile celebrities turning their platform over to black leaders and organizations. This call to action serves a purpose to raise awareness about the #BlackLivesMatter movement during...

The stars were out for the 51st year for NAACP Image Awards. The gala took place in Pasadena, California and was broadcasted live on BET February 22, 2020. The awards gave us a front...

Let the drum rolls began, as the Critics' Choice Awards released the list of television nominations for the 25th Critics' Choice Awards! What people cannot help but to notice on the list, that there are...

ESSENCE is proud to present their ‘Woke 100’ list for the third year in a row. This list acknowledges an eminent group of women who are at the top of their professional games. Simone...

The popular and knowledgeable “When They See Us” documentary has truly gripped the nation’s heart when it was released May 31, 2019.  The new Netflix series truly exposes the breakdown of the United States...

Ava DuVernay’s new series, When They See Us, was released May 31, 2019, on Netflix and has had the whole world buzzing since! Some of the cast of the series; Caleel Harris (young Anthron McCray), Marquis...

'When They See Us' is a mini web series that was written, created and directed by Ava Duvernay. It details what happened to the five juveniles wrongly convicted of rape during the 1989 Central Park Jogger Case.    Since the release of the documentary, a...

Although previously nominated twice for Oscars in the best screenplay and best documentary categories, Spike Lee earns his first best director nomination for “BlacKkKlansman.” Based in the 1970’s, BlacKkKlansman is focused around an African...