Tag Archives: black actors
Honoring Our Trailblazers: Black Actors and Actresses who Paved the Way
James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee headline the list
If it weren’t for actors like Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee fighting for roles they…
By Jonathan Hailey
From Top 40 Hits to Hollywood: 5 Black Actors Who Made a Successful Switch
These entertainers made the winning leap into becoming thespians
An accomplished singer, Jennifer Hudson has made major strides in Hollywood as well. (Image: File)
Recently,…
By Courtney Connley
Django Unchained: “(Gasp!) He Called That Slave A N*gger!” Really?
If there is any movie where I expect depictions of graphic violence and liberal use of the N-word, it's a Tarantino film set against the backdrop of pre-Civil War slavery.
I haven’t seen Django Unchained yet, but I don’t see how it is possible to…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Morris Chestnut to Play Role on Nurse Jackie
Busy year continues for veteran actor
Busy year continues for veteran actor
By Sasha King
Boris Kodjoe Talks New Role, Family Life and Entrepreneurship
Actor, father and philanthropist balances it all
Actor, father and enterpreneurship advocate Boris Kodjoe stars in latest Resident Evil and talks about…
By Kenya N. Byrd
Mad Men’s Token Black Character?: Teyonah Parris Becomes First African American in Ad Office
Parris talks how she got the role and why it's an important step in show's success
Actress talks how she got the role, what it means and why she’s not just…
By BlackEnterprise.com
Black Hollywood Talent Talk Careers and the Politics of the Hollywood
Five professionals to watch in 2012 dish on Tinseltown triumphs and challenges
These top black actors and Hollywood professionals to watch discuss career triumphs and how politics…
By BlackEnterprise.com
Actor Michael Ealy is More than Just Eye Candy
The 'Think Like a Man' star talks diversity of roles—from 'Underworld' to 'Unconditional'
Diversifying his roles with Underworld Awakening & Think Like a Man, actor Michael Ealy moves…
By Tomika Anderson
Nostalgia TV? Not Feeling the Love
The good old days of Mad Men, Pan Am and The Playboy Club all send a familiar message to Black actors: no positions available
I have zero interest, at least so far, in the new shows Pan Am, ABC’s…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Double Exposure: Tia & Tamera Mowry
The dynamic duo on marriage and parenting, why they’ll never be tabloid fodder and getting those hard reality (TV) checks
Black Enterprise talks to the dynamic duo about marriage and parenting, why they’ll never be…
