Ava DuVernay
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Tributes Pour in for Elijah Cummings
But the longtime Maryland congressman who died Oct. 17 at the age of 68, won't soon be forgotten, evident by…
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‘Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Blacklisted, Loses Book Publisher
The top sexual crimes prosecutor for the 1989 case in New York City involving five Black and Latino teens who…
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DuVernay: ‘Central Park Five’ Netflix Series a Call to Action
Today, 20 years after the "Central Park Five" case gripped the nation, renowned filmmaker Ava DuVernay has directed the new…
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Americans Remember Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin was 17 years old when George Zimmerman ended his life in Sanford, Florida, in 2012. And on Tuesday,…
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Cicely Tyson Wins Honorary Oscar at Age 93
Cicely Tyson took home an honorary Oscar on Sunday night at the 10th annual Governors Awards in Hollywood — an…
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Lynching Memorial and Museum Opening Highlights America’s Racist Past, Parallels Today’s Killings of African Americans
Hundreds of people lined up in the rain to experience a long overdue piece of American history and honor the…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Marley Dias Gets it Done and So Can You!’ by Marley Dias, introduction by Ava DuVernay
For the 11- to 14-year-old who frets about being too young to create change, this book may spark some action.
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MALVEAUX: Painful Documentaries and Hard Choices
This year's Academy Award nominations gives African-Americans much to celebrate, and these nominations are also reminders that momentary visibility is…
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THE RELIGION CORNER: The 13th Amendment and Impact of Incarceration
We must demand the end to prison slavery by ceasing to be slaves.
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Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson & Mary J. Blige’s Apple Music Commerical is All People Care About on Emmys Night
Bruna Nessif, ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE (EOnline.com) – Oh, the Emmy Awards were tonight? That’s cool. It seems like the…
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