black history

10 Times Oscars Failed To Honor Black Artists Rightly – The Most Unforgettable Academy Snubs

#OscarsSoWhite – a hashtag that has haunted The Academy Of Motion Pictures Of Artists and Sciences for several years, due to the system’s inability to rightfully honor black artists in it’s 90-plus year history. What can be a greater example of this neglect than the fact that Halle Berry still remains the one and only … “10 Times Oscars Failed To Honor Black Artists Rightly – The Most Unforgettable Academy Snubs”

First Look: Danielle Brooks as Mahalia Jackson in New Lifetime Biopic [Watch]

Right before we get to see the first official big-screen adaptation of the great Mahalia Jackson and her unforgettable story and impact on the civil rights movement, Lifetime has prepared their own little film on the subject. The network, which has previously curated small-budget biopics on a number of other prominent figures in music history, … “First Look: Danielle Brooks as Mahalia Jackson in New Lifetime Biopic [Watch]”

Mamie Smith – The First African-American Female to Make a Vocal Blues Recording in 1920

Before Aretha Franklin, before Billie Holiday and before Ella Fitzgerald, there was another pioneering female artist whose work as a recording artist set a precedent for female artists of color, back in the day. Her name was – Mamie Smith, and you don’t hear much about her by the masses and in popular culture of … “Mamie Smith – The First African-American Female to Make a Vocal Blues Recording in 1920”