Click on Picture to watch video Jordan Peele made history last night when his film Get Out won an Oscar for best original screenplay. Peele, who was only the fourth black writer to ever be nominated for best original screenplay, became the first African American […]
David Blackwell (photo via nytimes.com) via jbhe.com The University of California Berkeley is naming its newest residence hall in honor of David Blackwell . Dr. Blackwell, an accomplished statistician, was the first African American to be grant tenured at the university. Source: Dr. David Blackwell, […]
via jbhe.com Recently the University of South Carolina unveiled a nine-foot statue of Richard T. Greener on campus. The bronze statue, located between the library and the student health center, hon… Source: Richard T. Greener, 1st Black Faculty Member of University of South Carolina, is […]
Target to carry Melissa Butler’s The Lip Bar in stores. (Melissa Butler) by Nekea Valentine via thegrio.com According to Allure , Target has partnered with the Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar , and will launch their line of vegan and cruelty-free products this spring. […]
Jordan Peele attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. *“Get Out” director Jordan Peele on Sunday became the first black screenwriter to win an Oscar for best original screenplay. Source: Jordan Peele’s […]
Lupita Nyong’o (l), Winston Duke (c) and Danai Gurira (r) dazzle at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony Photo: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images) While there were no big upsets like last year’s last minute turnover of the Best Picture award, Oscars also wasn’t so white this […]
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