Where is Lupita Nyong’o from? Lupita Nyong is from Mexico City, though she grew up primarily in Kenya. Nyong’s father, Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, was a…
Where did Lupita Nyong’o go to college? Lupita Nyong’o studied at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, where she earned a degree in film and theater studies,…
While we definitely honor and acknowledge black history all year round, February 1st marks the official start of Black History Month – a time of…
Steve McQueen does not suffer fools lightly. The “12 Years A Slave” director is notorious for his cantankerous attitude (justifiably so) towards the press, but…
The celebration for Chiwetel Ejiofor’s first Oscar nomination is a family affair. The 12 Years A Slave star’s younger sister, CNN reporter Zain Asher, shared…
Even though 2013 was a landmark year for Black cinema, it clearly wasn’t reflected in this year’s Oscar nominations. Steve McQueen’s “12 Years A Slave”…
After three hours and zero wins for the actors and director Steve McQueen, “12 Years A Slave” pulled a jaw dropping upset by walking away…
In 1841, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, was kidnapped and sold into slavery. On January 3, 1853, he regained his…
“12 Years A Slave”, “Fruitvale Station” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” each received a whopping nine nominations from the Black Reel Awards. All three films…
Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor celebrates the success of his film, “12 Years A Slave” with a cover of this month’s “Variety” magazine. Though Ejiofor has been…
2013 will go down in history as the year Black cinema turned a corner. While mainstream outlets like the NY Times declared 2013 the “breakout year in…
“12 Years A Slave” gains more momentum in the awards race as the African-American Film Critics Association named it the Best Picture of 2013. Steve…
