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Lupita Nyong’o Shares that She Struggled with Her Dark Skin
There wasn't a dry eye in the house Thursday when Lupita Nyong'o delivered an emotional speech while accepting her honor for best breakout performance at Essence magazine's seventh annual Women in...
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The 6 Blackest Moments of the 2014 Oscars!
By all accounts, the 2014 Oscars were the most diverse we’d ever seen. Yes, we watched darling newbie Lupita Nyong’o snag an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her brilliant turn in Steve McQueen’s...
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Lupita Nyong’o’s Emotional and Important Oscar Acceptance Speech
Lupita Nyong'o's whirlwind awards season (and emergence as a red carpet fashion fixture) ended Sunday with a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in "12 Years a Slave." The 31-year-old actress,...
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12 Years a Slave Won the Oscar for Best Picture. Here’s Why
Written by a Black person, directed by a Black person and starring Black people, 12 Years a Slave won the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday night. For one, unlike past Best Picture nominees about Black...
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The John Ridley/Steve McQueen Feud
Long before each came away with an Academy Award, “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen and screenwriter John Ridley were embroiled in a bitter feud regarding credit for the film’s Oscar-winning...
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Lupita Nyong’o Wowed Us All. But What’s Next?
Now that Oscar has shone its everlasting light on Our Beloved Lupita and Stans everywhere spent the past week basking in her reflected glory, inquiring tongues have begun to wag: So now what for the...
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12 Years a Slave Lands Four MTV Movie Award Nominations
With awards season over, Oscar heavyweights and box-office juggernauts will vie for the top prizes at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards. After coming up empty-handed at the Academy Awards, Paramount's The Wolf...
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America Can No Longer Hide from Slavery
Solomon Northup, a free man, really was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. He really did spend a dozen years in captivity. He really did meet a brave young woman named Patsey. He really did...
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John Singleton: Hollywood Doesn’t Let Black People Tell Stories
Despite the success of films such as 12 Years a Slave, Hollywood is still reluctant to hire Black people to tell our stories. John Singleton criticized the major studios March 19 for refusing to let...
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Lupita Nyong’o Named One of Glamour’s Women of the Year
In the past year, the 31-year-old star's life has unfolded like a fairy tale. In a series of breathtaking coups, Nyong'o won an Academy Award for her first role in a major film, 12 Years a Slave; was...
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