Media Questions Of The Week
2022-04-02
Is Will Smith’s legacy tainted by the slapping incident at the Oscars with Chris Rock? Is Eddie Murphy really going to portray George Clinton in a biopic about the funk leader’s life?Continue Reading
Media Questions Of The Week
2020-09-12
Will the Academy Awards new diversity requirements for Best Picture eligibility be sufficient for combating institutional racism in the movie industry? View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) Which magazine denied the Mowry sisters the cover because they are Black? https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBD_0epyBN/ Is theContinue Reading
Janelle Monáe Performs At The Oscars
2020-02-10
[youtube id=”O6Rt06Xwl4w”] Watch Janelle Monáe perform “Come Alive” at The Oscars. She is joined by a troupe of dancers, horn players and Billy Porter. Her almost six-minute performance woke up the audience and brought them to their feet with a standing ovation when she was done. Continue Reading
Media Questions Of The Week
2019-03-03
Why did Mahershala Ali win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Green Book if he was cast as the main character, jazz pianist Don Shirley? Will Tommy Boy put together a reasonable contract to pay De La Soul a fair amount of streaming royalties? What really makes me sadContinue Reading