Today, Jimmie Lee Jackson, a young civil rights activist was murdered back in 1965. The young man was shot down by police officers after attending a voting-rights meeting in Marion, Alabama. Because of him Martin Luther King went to Selma to march in his honor . SOURCE: http://www.dayinblackhistory.com
At the 87th annual Academy Awards last night, Common and John Legend stole the show again leaving people in the audience in tears. Not only did they give a wonderful performance, which was set up like the bridge Martin Luther Kind walked on, but they gave a phenomenal speech after being honored. Very amazing and […]
Common and John Legend captured Oscar gold on Sunday with their win for Best Original Song for “Glory,” the title track to the movie “Selma”.…
After failing to bring home any best picture wins at the Golden Globe Awards or the Critics Choice Awards, Selma did not win an Academy…
Ava Duvernay, whom many feel was snubbed for a Best Director nomination at this year’s Academy Awards, said that she would like to stop discussing…
Common and John Legend will look for “glory” at Hollywood’s biggest awards show. At Sunday’s Academy Awards, their collaboration “Glory” from the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic “Selma” is in the running for Best Original Song. They face some stiff competition from music from the films “Begin Again,” “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me,” “Beyond the Lights” […]
One Oscar voter is getting candid about the Academy Awards nominees, and even attacked Ava Duvernay‘s Best Picture hopeful, Selma, in an anonymous report for The Hollywood Reporter.…
Oprah Opens Up About Selma And Why She Had To Get Involved With The Film Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” caught up with Oprah…
Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo brought Black excellence of the red carpet of the Berlinale Festival and Ireland, proving Black films can do well overseas.…
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay addressed attendees of the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards with a heartfelt and passionate message about #BlackLivesMatter. During her speech she reminded…
One of the Civil Rights Movement‘s most notable figures has come forward blasting recent claims that then-President Lyndon B. Johnson spearheaded the idea behind the…
MORE THAN 320,000 STUDENTS IN 34 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. WILL SEE ACADEMY AWARD® BEST PICTURE NOMINEE “SELMA” FOR FREE Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, which is…
