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Lupita Nyong’o won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the movie 12 Years A Slave. See her reaction and acceptance speech below

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Usually the Oscar’s are pretty boring. But not the 2014 Oscar’s! Between Ellen DeGeneres and Pharrell’s Happy performance this was by far one of the more entertaining…

National

Oscar award winner Mo’Nique appears to have stumbled upon another heart wrenching powerful role in Blackbird. Here’s an official synopsis: Blackbird tells the story of 17-year-old Randy Rousseau, a devout high school choir boy struggling to come of age in the small religiously conservative Mississippi town he calls home. Randy juggles his role as star […]

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Looks like Pharrell can add Oscar nominated producer to his list of accomplishments! The Producer is up for an Oscar for his song “HAPPY” on…

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There’s been talk of a wedding for quite some time and still no evidence that Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga have made it down the alter. In the early part of the year Jennifer gushed about designing her wedding gown, and we know she’s been wearing that lovely engagement ring for a few years at […]

Videos

 Queen Latifah is an awesome actress, as well as an equally stunning beauty. Her career spans a couple decades, with milestones such as being nominated for an Oscar. She’s vibrant, funny, and inspiring. Here is what Concreteloop had to report on Queen rescently: Actress/singer Queen Latifah stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (January 4) and talked […]

Director Tyler Perry has thrown his hat in the Oscar ring with For Colored Girls. Based on Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking 1974 choreopoem, the film boasts a dazzling, multigenerational cast of black actresses: Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, and Macy Gray.

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Budding actress Gabourey Sidibe has had quite a career launch in the last year. She’s still pinching herself to see if it’s all just a dream. I mean, just think about it. Baby girl was nominated for an Oscar after starring in the critically acclaimed novel turned film “Precious,” a role that catapulted her into […]

Black History Month

African American Actors In The Running For Oscars Via: WCBD News CH.2 This morning, Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Lee Daniels (the stars and director of Precious, respectively) and the legendary Morgan Freeman (who embodied Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus) were all recognized for their acclaimed work in film with Academy Award nominations. By most accounts […]