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Oct 12, 2018 · It has an accessible plot rooted in original young adult source material. The new film The Hate U Give, starring Amandla Stenberg, is based on Angie Thomas' hit novel, which has spent more than 80 ...
- The Aspen Institute: How To Be An Antiracist. In 2019, author and historian Ibram X. Kendi was interviewed by journalist Jemele Hill about the concept of anti-racism.
- All In: The Fight For Democracy. Courtesy of Amazon Studios. Political leader Stacey Abrams is credited with increasing voter turnout in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.
- Trial 4. Netflix. This series is based on the true story of Sean Ellis, a Black man sentenced to life in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in the first degree.
- The Black Power Mixtape. A nine-chapter documentary, The Black Power Mixtape was shot between 1967 and 1975 by Swedish journalists who documented the civil rights and Black Power movements.
Sep 29, 2023 · The 2009 film The Blind Side tells the story of a white familyon a heartfelt mission: to save the life of “Big Mike,” an unhoused Black 17-year-old who attends the local school with their son ...
- Fabiola Cineas
In “BlacKkKlansman,” Lee’s summer hit based loosely on the true story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado in the 1970s, Landers is the ...
Nov 23, 2020 · An analysis of The Jesse Owens Story (1984) and Race (2016) provides a unique opportunity to examine the portrayal of race relations in popular culture as the biopics offer two different versions of the same life lived. Whereas The Jesse Owens Story chronicles Owens’s life from birth to death, Race focuses on the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Despite ...
- Lindsay Parks Pieper, Andrew D. Linden
- 2020
Apr 19, 2024 · Jones' talent and potential, so evident in his portrayal in the film, highlighted the tragic loss of so many young lives to senseless violence. This real-life tragedy reinforced the importance of the film's message and the work of educators like Erin Gruwell, who strive to make a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.
Jun 8, 2020 · Just Mercy (2019) In this powerful legal drama (and true story), Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson, a real lawyer who worked tirelessly to get death row inmate, Walter McMillian (played by ...
