The 2017 Academy Awards are just days away and this year’s nominees are blacker than ever! Just a year after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy has made it a point to make this year as diverse as possible. This year’s nominees include greats like multiple Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, Viola Davis and breakout star of […]
[protected-iframe id=”dd732a4e6bc86718589194ab287c2162-32288353-31448310″ info=”Isaac Hayes, Great Talent in Music won a Oscar for the sound track of Shaft. and made wonderful songs; Walk On By, I Stand Accused, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, and many more hits! Isaac Hayes known for his gravelly voice, shaven head and copious jewellery, died at his home in […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)135 North Grand Avenue When: April 10, 1972 What: For his composition of the “Theme from Shaft,” the man behind the “Stax records sound” was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Oscar. « PREVIOUS […]
