And though 13 black actors have won Oscars in the ceremomy’s 83-year history, only two directors have been nominated: John Singleton for 1991’s Boyz N the Hood and Lee Daniels last year for ...

John Boyega is calling out Star Wars fans who seem to accept Black actors in supporting roles but take issue when they’re cast as lead heroes.

Y’all saw the out-of-pocket tweets about Winston Duke as M’Baku in Black Panther, and I must say I can’t blame the internet for cutting up. Straight From Sign up for our free daily newsletter.

John Boyega, one of the two young leads in 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" recently criticized the HBO tentpole fantasy series "Game of Thrones" for its lack of black actors and characters.

John Amos, who played a stern patriarch on “Good Times,” America’s first sitcom featuring a two-parent Black family, and who had a starring role in “Roots,” the slavery narrative that ...

Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black on “Days of Our Lives” for 38 years, has died due to pancreatic cancer. The actor’s family announced the news in a statement posted to the Instagram ...