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YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Ryan Cooper was a 20-something Californian unsure of his place in the world when he struck up a pen pal correspondence in the 1970s with Otto Frank, the father of the young Holocaust victim Anne Frank. Through dozens of letters and several face-to-face meetings, the two forged a friendship that lasted […]

Essence readers will have an advance glance into A Wrinkle In Time as cast leads Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid and the film’s director, Ava DuVernay, cover the February issue. In the article titled ‘A Different World,’ Winfrey, Reid and DuVernay open up about their experiences on set, and deep dive into their future trajectories and […]

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'A Wrinkle In Time' will hit theaters on March 9, 2018.

Little Known Black History Facts

  To most of us, the phrase “Uncle Tom” is synonymous with a Black person who has sold out their race. The character Stephen from Django played by Samuel L. Jackson, is a perfect example of someone commonly referred to as a “Tom.” In actuality, the term “Sambo” better fits the characteristics we often ascribe […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ava DuVernay has been set to direct an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 fantasy classic “A Wrinkle in Time” for Disney. A studio source confirmed the collaboration on Tuesday, but was not authorized to discuss the deal publicly and requested anonymity. The Newbery Medal-winning book follows the interdimensional adventures of a […]