‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Responds To LBJ Criticisms
Ava DuVernay, director of the film “Selma,” and David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr. in the film. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Christopher Rosen, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington...
View ArticleSelma: White Savior Not Required
By Walter L Fields NNPA Columnist The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon Johnson...
View ArticleLBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma
By Diane Nash NNPA Guest Columnist Joseph Califano’s statement that Selma was Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea is patently false. Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to...
View ArticleLBJ’s Defenders Cheapen his Accomplishments
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and poor people than any modern president. But his defenders are cheapening his legacy by inflating his...
View ArticleA Gumbo of Quality Films: Highlights from the 2016 New Orleans Film Festival
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) The 2016 New Orleans Film Festival kicked off its 27th year by opening with the U.S. premiere of Rob Reiner’s new film LBJ. That genius bit of programming...
View Article‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Responds To LBJ Criticisms
Ava DuVernay, director of the film “Selma,” and David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr. in the film. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Christopher Rosen, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington...
View ArticleSelma: White Savior Not Required
By Walter L Fields NNPA Columnist The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon Johnson...
View ArticleLBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma
By Diane Nash NNPA Guest Columnist Joseph Califano’s statement that Selma was Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea is patently false. Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to...
View ArticleLBJ’s Defenders Cheapen his Accomplishments
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and poor people than any modern president. But his defenders are cheapening his legacy by inflating his...
View ArticleA Gumbo of Quality Films: Highlights from the 2016 New Orleans Film Festival
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) The 2016 New Orleans Film Festival kicked off its 27th year by opening with the U.S. premiere of Rob Reiner’s new film LBJ. That genius bit of programming...
View Article‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Responds To LBJ Criticisms
Christopher Rosen, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—An Oscar contender isn’t an Oscar contender without cries of inaccuracy. That’s where Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” is at right now, as the film has...
View ArticleSelma: White Savior Not Required
By Walter L Fields NNPA Columnist The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon Johnson...
View ArticleLBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma
By Diane Nash NNPA Guest Columnist Joseph Califano’s statement that Selma was Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea is patently false. Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to...
View ArticleLBJ’s Defenders Cheapen his Accomplishments
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and poor people than any modern president. But his defenders are cheapening his legacy by inflating his...
View ArticleA Gumbo of Quality Films: Highlights from the 2016 New Orleans Film Festival
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) The 2016 New Orleans Film Festival kicked off its 27th year by opening with the U.S. premiere of Rob Reiner’s new film LBJ. That genius bit of programming...
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