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March 20, 2011
It’s no wonder that Battle: L.A. is being touted as the first summer blockbuster of 2011. Forget the fact that it’s still winter, from the breathtaking panoramas to the bombastic pyrotechnics to the eye-popping special effects to the mob scenes of mass hysteria…
March 13, 2011
The students protest in the center of campus under the watchful eye of skittish National Guard troops sent by the state to keep order. A guardsman hears what he thinks is a shot and before anyone knows it, shots are ringing out everywhere.
March 13, 2011
Salli resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Dondre Whitfield, and their two children, Parker and Dre. Here, she talks about her new film, “I Will Follow,” an ensemble drama directed by Ava DuVernay.
March 13, 2011
Most movies aimed at African American audiences tend to be either over-the-top comedies or morality plays too melodramatic in tone to be taken very seriously. Flying in the face of that trend is I Will Follow, one of those refreshingly rare treats which simply presents black folks in a recognizably realistic fashion…
March 13, 2011
Serena Williams, recovering from the removal of a blood clot in her lung as well as a nagging foot injury, plans to play tennis in July for the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis.
March 7, 2011
Last year, Lou Gossett Jr. published his aptly entitled autobiography, “An Actor and a Gentleman.” Here, he talks about his new movie, “The Grace Card,” a faith-based tale of reconciliation and redemption.
March 7, 2011
This Sunday at 7 PM/ET, “Dateline NBC” takes a provocative and revealing look at how kids really respond to bullying when they don’t know their parents are watching.
March 7, 2011
The Legendary Roots crew announces the 4th annual ROOTS PICNIC which will take place at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on Saturday, June 4th. The Picnic is one of the hottest shows of the summer, curated entirely by The Legendary Roots Crew…
February 27, 2011
In February 2007, the FBI officially launched a new investigative effort called the Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative, which was tasked with taking a fresh look at racially motivated homicide investigations that occurred prior to 1970.
February 27, 2011
Reelblack, a major force in the promotion of African-American film in Philadelphia since 2003, is now part of an effort to see that quality independent film receives national visibility. The African American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM,) is a new theatrical distribution entity…
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