Hollywood's biggest night is coming. The 97th Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2. You can watch The Oscars on ABC-7 beginning at 5 p.m.

Previous recipients of the Founders Award include Toni Vaz, founder of the NAACP Image Awards, and Garth Brooks.

"Do you all remember the good old days when you were proud to say, ‘My President is Black?’" mused Ruffin at the Wednesday ceremony. "Now, it’s ‘My President is a South African Nazi oligarch.'" ...

From Amber Ruffin and Colman Domingo, to reflection and DEI rollback discussion, here's what happened at the 2025 AAFCA ...