This Week In Good Black News: Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan and Howard All Made History

This Week In Good Black News: Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan and Howard All Made History

From Oscar wins to HBCU pride and Howard’s first NCAA Tournament victory, Black excellence showed up everywhere this week.

What Michael B. Jordan’s Win Means for Black Folks in Horror

Even if Sinners didn’t win Best Picture, it won a lot of Oscars. Ryan Coogler scooped up Best Original Screenplay for the film, Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography, and Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score. And of course, to the online and IRL elation of many horror movie fans, Michael B. Jordan snagged Best Actor for his dual roles as Smoke and Stack. Jordan’s wins — including Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role at the Actor …

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler Might Be Hollywood’s Best Actor-Director Duo

Hollywood has tons of other pairs, sure, but barely any of them come as close to perfection as Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s collaboration does. After all, the two even recently solidified their reputation as one of Hollywood’s premier actor-director duos after winning an Oscar each for their work on the 2025 masterpiece together, Sinners. For those unversed, this pair has been working together since 2013’s Fruitvale Station, going on to …