Archive for the 'Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes' Category
Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention
• December 12, 2013 • Comments Off on Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in ContentionPosted in Acting, African American History, Africans, Awards, Black Actors and Actresses, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, International Terrorism, Kenya, Love, People of Color, Race, Scandal, Slavery, Television, Television Series, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Captain Phillips", 12 Years a Slave, African, African Americans, American Hustle, Barkhad Abdi, Best Actor Drama, Best Director, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Golden Globes, Goodwife, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Judi Dench, Kenya, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbinder, Nebraska, Robert Redford, Sandra Bullock, Slave, Somali-American, Somalia, Steve McQueen, The Oscars, Wolf of Wall Street, Yemen
Cicely is Queen: Four African American Actors Get Top Honors at The Tonys…as Neil Patrick Harris Drops the N Word
• June 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Cicely is Queen: Four African American Actors Get Top Honors at The Tonys…as Neil Patrick Harris Drops the N WordPosted in African American History, Arts, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Cicely Tyson, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Love, Patina Miller, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Lucky Guy", "Pippin", "The Trip to Bountiful", African American, African Americans, Billy Porter, Black Women, Blacks, Cicely, Cicely Tyson, Courtney B. Vance, Cyndi Lauper, Dramas, Game of Thrones, Kinky Boots, Love, Mike Tyson, Musicals, Neil Patrick Harris, Nora Ephron, Patina Miller, Tony, Tony Award, Tonys, Trip to Bountiful
Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes
• March 7, 2013 • Comments Off on Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American TaxesPosted in African American History, American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Switzerland, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tina Turner, Travel, Women
Tags: American Citizenship, Armani, Capitol Records, Carl Jung, Chateau Algonquin, Craig Hill, Eduardo Saverin, EMI, EMI Germany, Erwin Bach, Europe, French Riviera, German, Germany, Ike Turner, Küsnacht, Kuesnacht, Long Term Relationship, Love, Millionaires, Nina Simone, Papparazzi, Phil Spector, Ronnie Turner, Soka Gakkai International - Switzerland, Swiss Bank Accounts, Switzerland, Taxes, Tina, Tina Turner, U.S. Citizenship, United States, Zurich
Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy
• November 24, 2012 • Comments Off on Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a TragedyPosted in African American History, American Politics, Arts, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Being Elmo", "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey", "My Life as a Furry Red Monster", "Sesame Street", African Americans, Andrew Vachss, Big Bird, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cecil Singleton, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Elmo, Facebook, Grooming, Growing Up, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Jerry Sandusky, Jim Henson, Katherine Franke, Kevin, Kevin Clash, LGBT, Love, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Marriage, Michael Jackson, Mitt Romney, PBS, Puppetry, Rape, Sesame Workshop, Sex, Shannon Clash, Sheldon Stephens, The Closet, The Muppets, The New York Times, TMZ.com, United States
Whitney’s Funeral to be Livestreamed Saturday from New Hope Baptist Church…and More
• February 16, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Funeral, Gay, Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Katherine Jackson, Lesbian, LGBT, LiveStream, Love, Marriage, New Hope Baptist Church, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newark NJ, Peter Tatchell, Robyn Crawford, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Tell All Book, The Eighties, The Nineties, United States, Whitney Houston
Whitney’s Family Told That It Was Drugs and Alcohol That Killed Her, Not Drowning
• February 13, 2012 • 10 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wendy Williams, Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: Accidental Death, African Americans, Alprazolam, Beverly Hills Police Department, Black Women, Blacks, California, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Funeral, Houston, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Mary Jones, Michael Jackson, New Jersey, Prescription Drugs, TMZ.com, United States, Valium, Wendy Williams, Whitney, Whitney Houston, Xanax
Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub
• February 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The BathtubPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move
• November 10, 2011 • Comments Off on Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career MovePosted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Billy Crystal, Blacks, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Bromance, Bubble Hill, California, Common Sense, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Gay Jokes, Gays, Hooker, Host, Hypermasculinity, Jews, Los Angeles, Master of Ceremonies, MOR, Olivia Munn, Oscar, Ratner, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, Straights, The Down Low, The Eighties, Tower Heist, Transvestite, United States
The P.S. 22 Chorus Closes The Oscars
• February 28, 2011 • Comments Off on The P.S. 22 Chorus Closes The OscarsPosted in Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Love, Music, People of Color, Television, The PS 22 Chorus
Tags: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "The Wizard of Oz", 1939, Academy Award, African American Children, Anne Hathaway, Asian American Children, Children, Colin Firth, Dreams, European American Children, Fifth Graders, Glee Club, Growing Up, James Franco, Kirk Douglas, Kodak Theater, Kodak Theatre, Latino American Children, Love, New York, Oscars, P.S. 22 Chorus, Singers, Staten Island, The Future, The Thirties, United States, YouTube
The P.S. 22 Chorus from Staten Island Will Appear on Tonight’s Oscar Show
• February 27, 2011 • Comments Off on The P.S. 22 Chorus from Staten Island Will Appear on Tonight’s Oscar ShowPosted in Acting, Arts, Awards, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Music, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The PS 22 Chorus
Tags: ABC, Academy Award, Anne Hathaway, Disneyland, Fifth Graders, Graniteville, Gregg Breinberg, Justin Timberlake, Kodak Theatre, New York, Nicole Kidman, P.S. 22 Chorus, Sandra Bullock, Staten Island, The Oscars
Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub
• February 24, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fantasia Barrino, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "106th and Park", "American Idol", "Diva", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Attention Hog, Attitude, Black Women, Blacks, Christina Aguilera, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy, Grammy Award, Growing Up, Hollywood Reporter, Martina McBride, Music Business, MusicCares, Pouting, Self-Control, Self-Sabotage, Show Business, The Aretha Tribute, The Hollywood Reporter, United Negro College Fund
More Grammy Highlights: Wins for Carolina Chocolate Drops, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Fantasia Barrino
• February 14, 2011 • Comments Off on More Grammy Highlights: Wins for Carolina Chocolate Drops, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Fantasia BarrinoPosted in Barbra Streisand, Buddy Guy, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Esperanza Spalding, Fantasia Barrino, Fashion, Health, Herbie Hancock, Love, Mavis Staples, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Chamber Music Society", "Reencontro", 53rd Grammy Awards, African Americans, Barbra Streisand, Black Women, Blacks, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Drake, Esperanza Spalding, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Growing Up, Herbie Hancock, Indie, Jeff Tweedy, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Mavis Staples, Questlove, Twitter, United States, Wilco
The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011
• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off on The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011Posted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Christina Aguilera, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Jennifer Hudson, Love, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: "Respect", "Spirit in the Dark, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Florence, Florence and the Machine, Grammy Award, Illness, Jennifer Hudson, Operation, The Queen of Soul, Yolanda Adams
The Queen of Soul Has Incurable Pancreatic Cancer
• December 8, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cooking, Cultural History, Democrats, Diabetes, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "Dr. Feelgood", "Freeway of Love, "Live at the Fillmore West", "Respect", "The National Enquirer", "Who's Zoomin' Who?", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, Black Women, Blacks, Cancer, Carolyn Franklin, Coma, Condoleezza Rice, Depression, Detroit Free Press, Diabetes, Diabetic, Diabetics, Drug Abuse, Edward Franklin, Erma Franklin, Exercise, Growing Up, Incurable, Junkie, King Curtis, King Curtis and The Kingpins, Knives, Lady Soul, Love, Martin Luther King Jr., Miss Re, Miss Re Re, Murder, National Enquirer, New York, Pancreatic Cancer, Patrick Swayze, Queen of the Blues, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Smoker, Smoking, The Eighties, The Kingpins, The Queen of Soul, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States
Black Bluegrass Music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Genuine Negro Jig”
• December 5, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Love, Memoir, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Women
Tags: "Bonnie and Clyde", "Cornbread and Butterbeans", "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", "Hit 'Em Up Style", "Tain't Nothin' to Me", "The Beverly Hillbillies", African Americans, Antagonism, Apollo Theater, Asleep at the Wheel, Autoharp, Black Banjo: Then and Now, Black Women, Blacks, Blu Cantrell, Bluegrass, Broadway Musical, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Country Music, CW, Dolly Parton, Dom Flemons, Fiddler, Flatt and Scruggs, Genuine Negro Jig, Gospel Choir, Guitars, Hammer Dulcimers, Hank Williams, Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!), Jefferson Airplane, Joe Thompson, Johnny Cash, Jugs, Justin Robinson, k.d. lang, KSOL, Lesbians, Lower Class, Music, Nasal Twang, Opera, Papa John Creach, Patsy Cline, People of Color, Poet, Queen Latifah, Racism, Rhiannon Giddens, Slide Guitars, Something Else, Southern Whites, Telluride CO, The Apollo Theater, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Coasters, The Eighties, The Seventies, The South, Tom Waits, Willie Nelson
CoCo’s Got a New Show
• September 1, 2010 • Comments Off on CoCo’s Got a New ShowPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Late Night TV, Mo'Nique, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wanda Sykes
Tags: "Conan", "Headlines, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", 2010, Coco, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, Emmy, George Lopez, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Judge Ito, Kevin Eubanks, Late Night TV, Late Night TV Host, Mo'Nique, NBC, November 8, Pompadour, Rickey Minor, TBS, Wanda Sykes, WTBS
Only One Black Emmy Winner This Year; But Archie Panjabi Won
• August 30, 2010 • Comments Off on Only One Black Emmy Winner This Year; But Archie Panjabi WonPosted in Acting, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Late Night TV, People of Color, Public Television, Race, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Bend It Like Beckham", "Inspector Lewis", "The Good Wife", Acting, Actress, African Americans, Americans, Andre Braugher, Archana Kaur Panjabi, Archie Panjabi, Blacks, British, Britons, Camera Operator, CBS, Columbia, Daniel Craig, Hector Elizondo, Hector Ramirez, Inclusiveness, Isaiah Mustafa, James Bond, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Smits, Latinos, NBC, Old Spice, People of Color, Person of Color, Record Nominations, Ricky Gervais, Sikh, Sofia Vergara, The Emmys, Wanda Sykes
Isaiah Mustafa, “The Old Spice Guy” Got An Emmy; Will Star in “Madea” Film and Workplace Comedy
• August 26, 2010 • Comments Off on Isaiah Mustafa, “The Old Spice Guy” Got An Emmy; Will Star in “Madea” Film and Workplace ComedyPosted in Acting, Arts, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Television
Tags: "Chuck", "Horrible Bosses", "Madea's One Big Happy Family", "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like", Acting, Actor, African Americans, Blacks, Commercial, Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Emmy, Emmy Award, Isaiah Mustafa, Madea, NFL Wide Receiver, Old Spice, Sex, The Guy in the Old Spice Commercial, The Old Spice Guy, TV Commercials, Tyler Perry, Winner
2010 Emmys Announced: Braugher, “Endgame,” “Treme” Nominated
• July 8, 2010 • Comments Off on 2010 Emmys Announced: Braugher, “Endgame,” “Treme” NominatedPosted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Arts, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cooking, Cultural History, Documentary, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Film, Love, Public Television, Race, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "Breaking Bad", "Brick City", "Endgame", "Pressure Cooker", "Treme", African American History, African Americans, Andre Braugher, Awards Show, Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Blacks, California, Children, Emmy, Emmys, Gian Carlo Esposito, Los Angeles CA, President Barack Obama, Racism, Sofia Vergara, The Emmys, Wanda Sykes
The Grandchildren of Lena Horne
• May 12, 2010 • 14 CommentsPosted in Acting, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Film, Lena Horne, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Rachel Got Married", "Stormy Weather", "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne", African Americans, Alex Weinstein, Amy Lumet, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Cannavale, Breast Enhancement, Breastesses, Children, Cindy McCain, Civil Rights, Community Volunteer, Con Artist, Craziness, Culinary Arts, Drama, Drugs, Family, Florida, French Culinary Institute, Gail Lumet Buckley, Growing Up, Guardian, Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationships, Jacob Cannavale, Jenny Lumet, John McCain, Latinos, Lena Horne, Lena Jones, Lena Mary Horne, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Los Angeles CA, Louis Jordan Jones, Manhattan Country School, Multiracial, National Enquirer, Native American, Needy, New York City, Oscars, P.J. O'Rourke, Party Girl, Pastry Chef-Instructor, People of Color, Playboy, Race, Rachel Uchitel, Racism, Samadhi Jones, Sasha Weinstein, Screenwriter, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sidney Lumet, Singer, Socialite, Sound Editor, Spitting Image, Striving, Teddy Jones, The Eighties, The French Culinary Institute, The Marines, The Nineties, The Oscars, The Seventies, The Sixties, Thomas Jones, Tony Peck, William Jones, Women of Color, Writer, Youth
Tony Awards Announced: “Fela!”, Denzel, and “Fences” Nominated
• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off on Tony Awards Announced: “Fela!”, Denzel, and “Fences” NominatedPosted in Arts, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Television, Women
Tags: "Fela!", "Fences, African Americans, Blacks, Broadway, Drama, Musicals, Plays, The Tony Awards, The Tonys, Viola Davis
UPDATE: Mo’Nique and Her Brother Gerald–It May Have Been About the Money
• April 22, 2010 • Comments Off on UPDATE: Mo’Nique and Her Brother Gerald–It May Have Been About the MoneyPosted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Mo'Nique, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View, Women
Tags: African American Women, African Americans, Barbara Walters, Black Women, Blacks, Brother, Family, Gerald Imes, Incest, Incest Among Siblings, Middle-Class, Mo'Nique, Money, Monique Imes, Parents, Shakedown, Sidney Hicks, Support, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Oscars, The Smell Factor, The View, Women
Mo’Nique’s Brother Fesses Up on “Oprah”: I Molested My Sister
• April 20, 2010 • Comments Off on Mo’Nique’s Brother Fesses Up on “Oprah”: I Molested My SisterPosted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mo'Nique, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Brother, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Drugs, Faking It, Family, Gerald Imes, Growing Up, Love, Making Nice, Marriage, Mental Abuse, Mo'Nique, Monique Imes, Motherhood, Parenthood, Rage, Rape, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Shutting Up, Siblings, Silence, Sister, Suppressed Anger, The Black Family
Bill Cosby “Had His Own Language” with Robert Culp
• March 28, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Acting, American Foreign Policy, Awards, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, History, Love, Race, Television
Tags: "I Spy", "The Los Angeles Times", Acting, African Americans, Alexander Scott, Bay Area, Bill Cosby, Blacks, Bro-Mance, Drama, Hugh Hefner, Intelligence, Kelly Robinson, Madison WI, Maleness, Man-Love, Oakland CA, Retro Television Network, Robert Culp, RTV, Spies, Spying, Tennis, Tennis Players, The CIA, The Playboy Mansion, The Sixties, Trainer
The Other Black Oscar Winners…Both Firsts, But Probably Not in the Way You Think
• March 8, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Awards, Black People, Class, Differently-Abled, Documentary, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Liyana, Music, People of Color, Prudence Mabhena, Race, Television, The Rest of the World, Women, Zimbabwe
Tags: "Music by Prudence", "Precious", "The Los Angeles Times", African Americans, Arthrogryposis, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Documentary Short Subject, Blacks, California, Common Sense, Creative Control, Drama, Elinor Burkett, Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher, Kanye West, Kanye'd, Liyana, Oscar, Prudence Mabhena, Roger Ross Williams, The Oscars, Zimbabwe