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Alfre Woodard hosted her annual pre-Oscar party to celebrate African American women in film in the penthouse of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. HipHollywood was on…

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On Sunday, Viola Davis won a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for ABC’s smash hit, “How…

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Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” a few weeks ago to discuss his book “Black Prophetic Fire” and shared his views about…

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Viola Davis Talks About Growing Up In Poverty We all know Viola Davis as the no-nonsense lawyer Annalise Keating on “How To Get Away With Murder,”…

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      By: Sonya Eskridge Viola Davis is sharing how she became dependent on wigs and why her natural hair moment at the Oscars was such a huge deal for her. When the “How To Get Away With Murder” star rocked some twists to the 2012, naturalistas cheered! What no one realized was that […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honor at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama “The Help” won them acting prizes and earned the trophy for overall cast performance. SEE ALSO: How “Spartacus” Continues After Lead Actor Dies Davis won as best actress and Spencer […]

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It’s little surprise that The Help, one of last year’s biggest box-office draws, is now gaining loads of Oscar buzz. The film is a contender for several categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. SEE ALSO: 8 Surprises In “The Obamas” The Help follows the struggles of two black maids—Aibileen Clark […]

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Yesterday, the Screen Actors Guild announced its award nominations, yesterday, and the ‘The Help‘ received the most nominations with four. The movie received a nomination for best film cast, while actresses Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain received individual nominations. Viola Davis is up for best actress, while Spencer and Chastain are up for supporting […]

Noted actress Viola Davis has quickly been catapulted into the forefront of everyone’s minds this summer with her starring role in the hit yet controversial film adaptation of the fiction novel “The Help” by author Sophia Nelson. With lots of talk about an Academy Award nomination for the role and the impact the movie and […]