Is ‘Selma‘ facing an unprecedented backlash? Over the weekend, there was a barrage of criticism directed at the Ava DuVernay film, Selma. Every publication from Entertainment Weekly…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its 26th annual awards, and the celebrated civil rights drama “Selma” isn’t on the list. The nominees for outstanding theatrical motion picture producer are “American Sniper,” ”Birdman,” ”Boyhood,” ”Foxcatcher,” ”Gone Girl,” ”The Grand Budapest Hotel,” ”The Imitation Game,” ”Nightcrawler,” ”The Theory […]
Is ‘Selma‘ facing an unprecedented backlash? Over the weekend, there was a barrage of criticism directed at the Ava DuVernay film, Selma. Every publication from Entertainment Weekly…
Madonna, in efforts to promote her 13th album, “Rebel Heart,” has taken to using images of black Civil Rights leaders and musicians and likened them…
Moviegoers in Chicago and Baltimore will get a New Year’s Day present from Paramount as it extends the limited release of “Selma” into the two cities on Thursday (Jan. 1). Media sources report the studio announced the extended run Tuesday as it revealed that “Selma will play exclusively in one theater, in both cities, before […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The widely acclaimed movie “Selma” about the 1965 Civil Rights movement has disappointed at least one moviegoer: a leading historian of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The director of the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, which hosted a major civil rights summit this year that was headlined by four U.S. presidents, said […]
Claudia Alves, Principal of Poulsbo Elementary School in Poulsbo, Washington, has been placed on a leave of absence while the school district investigates her use…
In today’s 3 Things You Should Know Jeff Johnson reminds us that Monday is the official celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen to the audio player…
Nelson Mandela wasn’t just admired in South Africa, but around the world. Reflecting on his life, Jeff Johnson talked to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show”…
Actor Jamie Foxx spoke during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Wednesday where he encouraged fellow entertainers like Kanye West and Jay-Z to become civil rights leaders in the mold of Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson. “Everybody my age, and all the entertainers, it’s time for us to stand up […]
President Barack Obama had a powerful conversation with Yolanda Adams at the White House, and explained what single women need to know about health care. Because…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says Martin Luther King Jr. forced the nation “to wake up, look at itself and eventually change.” She says the civil rights leader’s lessons inspire people all over the world. Speaking at the March on Washington ceremonies Wednesday, Winfrey said King recognized that Americans shared the same dreams and that […]
