As predicted, comedienne-actress Mo’Nique took home Oscar gold for her role as Mary Jones in the film Precious. Mo’Nique was nominated and won in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Mo’Nique now makes the 5th African-American woman to win an Oscar for acting. Recognizing the fact, Mo’Nique paid homage to Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American woman to win an Oscar, by wearing a flower in her hair, as did McDaniel, and giving mention of the trailblazer in her acceptance speech.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, an American artist hailing from Brooklyn, NY, was the first African-American painter to gain international notoriety, with a style known as Neo-expressionist. The infamous artist was once romantically involved with then-unknown Madonna and at some point, had a brief involvement with painter David Bowes. Unfortunately, Basquiat passed away in 1988 at the age of 27 and at the height of his career, from a drug overdose.

More than twenty years since his death, never-before seen footage of the artist is featured in a new documentary titled “The Radiant Child,” which was released February 21st.

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In the weeks leading up to the Oscars (March 7th), comedian-actress Mo’Nique continues to rake in the awards for her role as Mary Jones in the film Precious. This time around, Mo’Nique won Best Supporting Actress award at this year’s BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. The event was held on Sunday (February 21st) at The Royal Opera House in London.

While Mo’Nique wasn’t in attendance for the award show, another one of her co-stars got to hit the red carpet.

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Oscar-nominated director of the film Precious, Lee Daniels, continues to ride the wave of success and bask in the opportunities that have sprung forth from his highly acclaimed film. Not too long ago Daniels was working with a $600K budget to put together Precious, since then, he’s been offered up to $2.5 million to director projects that range from a Western to a musical.

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On the heels of his 2009 OUTMusic Award win, R&B/Soul singer Nhojj continues to garner recognition for his beautiful ballad, Love. The video will premiere on LOGO tonight (February 16) at 7pm during NewNowNext Poplab along with Janet Jackson and Rihanna videos.

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Kirk Shannon-Butts, director of the independent black gay feature film Blueprint, gave fans and newcomers alike a little treat for Valentine’s Day.

Following a successful run on the international film festival circuit, Blueprint, the acclaimed black gay indie film debut feature film was released via maverick online film distributor Flickeria.com on February 14th.

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This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced and the critically acclaimed film, Precious has racked up 6 nominations.

Those nominations include: Best Picture - Precious, Best Director - Lee Daniels - Precious, Best Actress - Gabourey Sidibe - Precious, Best Supporting Actress - Mo’Nique - Precious, Best Film Editing - Precious and Best Adapted Screenplay- Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious.

Director-Producer Lee Daniels certainly has the midas touch. The first film he produced, Monster’s Ball (2001), won Halle Berry the Read the rest of this entry »

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Kiely is that you?! Former Cheetah Girls member Kiely Williams has officially shed her Disney image for her solo music career. Her new single, “Spectacular” is nothing short of sextacular.

Something about the lyrics and beat makes me want to be sweaty in the middle of a dance floor under a glitter ball just swaying. But maybe it’s just me.  It’s a mess, I know.

In other Kiely news, you can also expect to see her in “Stomp The Yard 2,” currently filming in Atlanta. She plays the part of Brenda. The film is expected to be released sometime this year.

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