NNPA NEWSWIRE — The show which has grown from 15 minutes in its first year (1929) to an average of 3 and ½ hours in recent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Two-hundred thirty-nine passengers perish during a plane crash. An investigative journalist, Keith Proctor (Raza Jaffrey, Homeland), tracks down a member of one of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this month, after a rigorous selection process, the family of the late actors and activists, together with the United Negro College Fund...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Thomas Freeman’s 70-plus year resume includes teaching Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his time at Morehouse, former U.S. Reps. Leland and...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — A resident of Princeton, NJ, Williams published nearly 10,000 articles and reviews. Throughout his nearly 22-year career as a writer, he was most known...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The 64-year-old Hollywood legend’s next movie will see him portray overburdened Kern County deputy sheriff Deke.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wearing a purple suit and hat and seated in the front row at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, Lee...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A dear friend of mine used to say there was a time when boats were made of wood and men were made of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The pinnacle of McDaniel’s career, Gone with the Wind, premiered in 1939 amid controversy. Though the role would eventually lead to an Oscar...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s been a battle ever since I’ve been in office. I’m a native son, born and raised and I wanted to come back...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amazon Studios won a bidding war for the rights to produce the Shirley Chisholm film. The project is the first Amazon Studios production...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Washington, 63, has taken home Academy Awards for his performances in “Glory” and “Training Day.” The Mount Vernon, New York, native has also...
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) In the original 1960s The Magnificent Seven, seven gunfighters assembled to help a Mexican peasant village fight off villains....
(The Washington Post) – The golf cart swung onto the sidewalk and out stepped a man, 61 years old with salty hair and bad knees....
NEW YORK (AP) — Denzel Washington scored his third-best opening weekend and potentially spawned his first franchise with a $34.1 million debut for “The Equalizer.”...
Saba Hamedy, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES (The L.A. Times)—Denzel Washington brought his might to the box office yet again with his latest action film,...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic The last time they worked together, Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua conjured up Training Day. That collaboration won Washington an...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic TORONTO (NNPA) – Black films and artists were an integral part of the lineup at this year’s Toronto International...
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter never surrendered hope of regaining his freedom, not even after he was convicted of a triple murder, then...
An Enduring Union of Two Black Celebrities Defies Infidelity Rumors by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Newspaper Denzel and Pauletta Washington (Courtesy...
