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The Best MLK Jr. Movies Streaming Right Now
From narrative films like “Selma” to eye-opening documentaries like “MLK/FBI”
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David Oyelowo Says ‘Selma’ Was Snubbed by Oscars After Voters Complained About Cast’s ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts
“They used their privilege to deny a film on the basis of what they valued in the world,” actor who portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says
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Oprah Winfrey’s Major Movie Roles Ranked, From ‘The Color Purple’ to ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ (Photos)
Where does Oprah’s larger than life role in “A Wrinkle in Time” rank?
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Samuel L Jackson Clarifies Comments About Black British Actors: ‘It Was Not a Slam’
Earlier this week, the “Kong: Skull Island” star criticized the casting of black British actors in films about racism in America
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Samuel L Jackson Criticizes Casting of Black British Actor in ‘Get Out’ (Video)
“I tend to wonder what that movie [‘Get Out’] would have been with an American brother who really understands that,” actor says
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Oscar Nominations Renew #OscarsSoWhite Backlash
Social media users are upset that no actors of color got selected for Academy’s highest honor
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Amelia Boynton Robinson, Civil Rights Activist Depicted in ‘Selma,’ Dead at 104
“Orange Is the New Black” actress Lorraine Toussaint, who played Robinson in the film, tweeted a photo from her bedside Wednesday
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Ava DuVernay Reviews ‘Straight Outta Compton’ in 18 Tweets: ‘They Got It Right’
The “Selma” director, whose feature film debut was a hip-hop documentary, calls the N.W.A biopic “a classic”
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Fox’s ‘Knock Knock Live’ First Look Has David Beckham, Common Surprising Fans (Photos)
How would you react if the world’s biggest soccer star or a Golden Globe-winning hip-hop artist turned up on your doorstep?
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15 Things to Know About the Academy’s Board of Governors Election
It’s Ava DuVernay vs. Michael Mann, a Kennedy on the ballot and a potential record for diversity
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Ava DuVernay Stokes ‘Black Panther’ Reports With Tweet about Bree Newsome
“Selma” director says she would make movie about woman who pulled down Confederate flag
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Nicole Kidman, Ava DuVernay, Sandra Bullock Sparkle at Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards (Photos)
Kate Mara, “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway, Warner Bros’ Sue Kroll and Toni Howard of ICM Partners also honored
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‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels, Jussie Smollett Received Death Threats for Drama’s Gay Storyline
Produced By 2015: “Homophobia is real… we will continue to do our thing,” Daniels says of the hit Fox series
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Eva Longoria on How She Helped Humanize Marc Cherry’s ‘Devious Maids’
Produced By 2015: “Desperate Housewives’” star says she elevated view of Latina domestics on the Lifetime series
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David Oyelowo on Potential Ava DuVernay Marvel Movie and Whether He Would Ever Play a Superhero
“Everything she touches she elevates” actor tells TheWrap of his “Selma” director taking on “Black Panther” or “Captain Marvel”
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