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Performing on-stage is how celebrated actor, director and playwright Roger Guenveur Smith answers those burning questions he has about the past....
Juneteenth: Commemorating the End of Slavery
Today is Juneteenth (June 19th)! Juneteenth.com refers to this special day for many African Americans as the 'oldest known celebration commemorating...
‘Free State of Jones:’ Director Gary Ross Talks Resistance
When filmmaker and screenwriter Gary Ross initially read the treatment for Free State of Jones in 2006, he knew he had...
The Hunger Games: Reprisal of the Mammy Figure
(SPOILER ALERT)
The mammy figure has been a constant figure in film, beginning with actress Jennie Lee as "Mammy" in the very...
‘All the Way’: HBO Period Film Revisits LBJ and MLK
The HBO docudrama All the Way chronicles Lyndon Baines Johnson’s first year as President of the United States following the assassination...
Emmys 2015: Regina King and Viola Davis Win
A beautiful thing happened on the way to the Emmys. Just as those of us watching the 2015 Emmys were wondering...
NAACP: Ala. Chapter Calls For Removal of Offensive Murals
Christina Colman of NewsOne is reporting that the Jefferson County, Alabama chapter of the NAACP is calling for the removal a...
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