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Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ Turns 100
Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight — a feat that finally got its big-screen…
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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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Historical Number of Blacks Nominated for 2017 Oscars
Nominees for the 2017 Oscars announced Tuesday include a historical count of black actors, largely stemming from "Fences," "Hidden Figures"…
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Holiday Films Showcase Black Actors
As the temperatures continue to fall and with schools and offices soon closing for the holidays, some families may be…
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Fans Walk Out on ‘The Help’ Actress Octavia Spencer at Book Signing
(Daily Mail) – Octavia Spencer shocked and angered hundreds of fans at a recent book signing, acting like an ‘ungrateful…
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Film Review: ‘The Divergent Series: Insurgent’
By Dwight Brown Syndication Film Critic (NNPA) – Up until now, The Divergent Series couldn’t hold a candle to The Hunger Games franchise, though…
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Film Review: Black or White
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Race relations can be a touchy subject. Only a very perceptive filmmaker could…
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Metro Yanks Fox TV Show Bus Ads Branded as Racist, Offensive to Women
(Los Angeles Times) – An advertisement for the new Fox television show “Red Band Society” was abruptly pulled from…
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Movie Review: Get On Up By Dwight Brown
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This much-awaited bio-film tells you some things you already knew: James Brown could sing…
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Emerging Actor Talks of His Breakout Role As Oscar Grant
Michael B. Jordan: The Fruitvale Station Interview by Kam Williams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Fruitvale Station”…
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