This year's ceremony has an 18% drop in nominations for actors and hosts of color compared to 2024. While two Black actors are on the cusp of making history at the Emmys, the awards show has seen ...

The actor made famous by playing Theo Huxtable in "The Cosby Show" died last weekend in an accident in Costa Rica.

She is also only the second Black woman to be nominated for comedy directing after Millicent Shelton for “30 Rock” in 2009. Sterling K. Brown made some notable Emmy history.

DETROW: So of the Black actors today, who do you think has had a career most comparable to their white peers? RIVERS: I mean, obviously, someone like I mentioned up front, like Zendaya.

5 Unforgivable Black Snubs in Oscars History As we celebrate the upcoming Academy Awards, The Root is revisiting some of the craziest Black snubs of all time. By Phenix S Halley Published February ...

The journey of Black actors and actresses in Hollywood is a multigenerational conversation—one where the torch is passed with intention, respect, and admiration.

But she sued CBS and producers in 2015 after she says she pushed for the casting of more Black actors and wasn’t hired back on the soap as a result. They later settled.