NAACP Image Awards

Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland

2013-04-24 13:42:00

Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the�Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...

'Red Tails,' Kerry Washington among NAACP Image Award winners

2013-02-01 20:53:00

�"Red Tails," the World War II drama about the Tuskegee airmen, was named best picture at the 44th NAACP Image Awards on Friday evening at the Shrine Auditorium. But the evening's biggest winner was actress Kerry Washington. She won for actress in a...

The 44th NAACP Image Award complete winners list

2013-02-01 19:15:00

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The independent film breakout stars of 2012

2013-01-03 16:48:00

Independent filmmaking often acts as a farm team of sorts for Hollywood, a showcase for performers and filmmakers who go on to bigger, if not always necessarily better, things. The following is a look at some of the people — and some of the...

'Django Unchained's' word-use controversy rages on

2013-01-03 11:51:00

If there's been one controversy that's dogged Quentin Tarantino for most of his career, it's been his frequent and pronounced use of the N-word in his scripts, dating all the way back to his debut film, "Reservoir Dogs." Perhaps the only time that...

'Django' an unsettling experience for many blacks

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Tracey White's initial impression of "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's new slave-era shoot-'em-up extravaganza, could be summed up in three words: smart, funny and ugly. Sitting through a recent screening in Beverly Hills, the L.A. costume...

PASSINGS: Ron Palillo, Al Freeman Jr., James M. Naughton

2012-08-15 00:00:00

Ron Palillo Actor played Arnold Horshack on 'Kotter' Ron Palillo, 63, an actor whose signature role was Arnold Horshack in the 1970s TV sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died Tuesday of a heart attack in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., said his agent, Jackie...

Willis Edwards dies at 66; L.A. civil rights activist

2012-07-15 00:00:00

Willis Edwards, a civil rights and political activist in Los Angeles' African American community and the former leader of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP who was a controversial force behind its entertainment industry Image Awards, has...

Leo Dillon dies at 79; award-winning book illustrator

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Leo Dillon, an illustrator who collaborated with his wife, Diane, on dozens of books for children and adults and became the first black to receive the Caldecott Medal for children's books, has died. He was 79. A longtime Brooklyn resident, Dillon died...

Oscars 2012: For red carpet perfection, it takes a team

2012-02-26 00:00:00

In certain circles, the Oscars red carpet generates more buzz than the awards ceremony itself. That two-hour window when stars stroll, preen and gush often showcases the results of hours and hours of prepping by a team of experts tasked with readying...

NBC to air NAACP Image Awards live in February

2012-01-17 16:35:56

Tom Brokaw and Warren Olney to receive Golden Mike honors

2012-01-17 21:36:36

Steve Harvey hosted the 44th NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

2013-02-01 19:39:58

Jamie Foxx at the Los Angeles Times Photo booth.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Actor Jamie Foxx acceps the Entertainer of the Year award at the 44th NAACP Image Awards.

2013-02-01 00:00:00