After three hours and zero wins for the actors and director Steve McQueen, “12 Years A Slave” pulled a jaw dropping upset by walking away…
In 1841, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, was kidnapped and sold into slavery. On January 3, 1853, he regained his…
2013 will go down in history as the year Black cinema turned a corner. While mainstream outlets like the NY Times declared 2013 the “breakout year in…
“12 Years A Slave” gains more momentum in the awards race as the African-American Film Critics Association named it the Best Picture of 2013. Steve…
The nominations for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have been released and two films, directed by black men, dealing with slavery and civil rights lead the way. 12 Years a Slave and Lee Daniels’” The Butler garnered a total of seven nominations, in addition to being largely successful at the box office. Both […]
2013 proved to be a windfall for Black male biopics – “Fruitvale Station,” “12 Years A Slave,” and “42″ all proved to be box office…
The love train for “12 Years A Slave” came to a full stop Monday night at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, held at Cipriani Wall…
If you are in the state of Florida, you better tread lightly when doing anything. You might get beat up or something worse depending on…
VIA MyMagicDC The first thoughts that come to mind after watching 12 Years a Slave is how extremely raw, unimaginable, and seriously disturbing the story…
VIA MyMajicATL Soul singer John Legend has a new album called Love in the Future in stores now, but people may not know that he…
12 YEARS A SLAVE, screenplay by John Ridley, is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the…
