Posts Tagged ‘Movies’
12 Years a Slave Best Film of 2014
The big screen adaption of a Solomon Northup novel about an enslaved is the big winner of the 2014 Oscar awards.
Read More12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum
Montel Williams is using his celebrity to introduce 12 Years a Slave into educational settings where students can learn about history.
Read MoreABHM Presents “Created Equal”: Movies About America’s Civil Rights Struggle
America’s Black Holocaust Museum curated a list of movies that reveal American history and the Black experience.
Read More’12 Years a Slave’ Director and Actress to Be Honored at Hollywood Film Awards
The filmmaker and supporting actress will be recognized for their work in the movie at the Hollywood Film Awards.
Read MoreNew Mandela Film Well Received in South Africa
Mandela’s confidants and country have been receptive to a new film depicting his life produced by Anant Singh.
Read More‘The Butler’: Lifting the Veil on Black Life
Lee Daniels’ film pulls back the curtain on the experiences of the Black community in a racist and classist world.
Read MoreA Family Consents to a Medical Gift, 62 Years Later
Henrietta Lacks had no control when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital used her cells in research that led to groundbreaking medical advances.
Read More‘Fruitvale Station’ Shows Black Male Humanity
The movie, starring Michael B. Jordan, depicts the real life of a young Black man who was needlessly shot and killed by a police officer.
Read MoreComing in April 2013: Jackie Robinson Biopic ’42’
Chadwick Boseman will step into the baseball cleats of Jackie Robinson as he takes on the role of the baseball great in a new biopic.
Read MoreFilm ‘Lincoln’ inspires Mississippi to officially ban slavery
After Steven Spielberg’s film about President Lincoln, researchers realized that some states hadn’t legally banned slavery.
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