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Denzel Washington returns to Broadway to star in revival of "Fences"

There's a bumper crop of star-filled revivals coming in the spring. Denzel Washington joins Scarlett Johansson and Abigail Breslin.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Hollywood.com

Albert Hall

A pliable, somewhat paunchy character player of TV and films whose parts increased in size with the advent of middle age, Albert Hall made a strong impression as Baines, the brother who introduces Malcolm Little to.... A pliable, somewhat paunchy character player of TV and films whose parts increased in size with the advent of middle age, Albert ...

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

NewsBlaze

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Film Review

William Kunstler was one of the most reviled figures of the 20th Century. For he was an attorney who not only represented controversial causes and unpopular people, but his approach in the courtroom involved exposing the racism and classicism permeating the legal justice system.

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Examiner.com

2009 Coalition on Political Assassinations (COPA) Conference

Every year the Coalition on Political Assassinations meets in Dallas to commemorate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Malcolm X

Thu Nov 05, 2009

SpoonFed

Dead Prez: Interview by Miguel Cullen

Daniel Finkelstein, the ex-editor of The Times wrote a piece on the eve of Obama's election about the key difference between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, arguing that while Martin Luther King's non-violence moved mountains, Malcolm X's violent quest for segregation made him wholly ineffectual.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Frankly My Dear... - Movies

The Spike Lee-Tyler Perry feud--Will Oprah or Obama need to mediate?

Spike Lee's always been outspoken -- bashing fellow filmmakers for ignoring black contributions at Iwo Jima or for being too white to direct Malcolm X . Sometimes he has a point, sometimes he's just popping off.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

New York Press

DVD Review: Criterion Collection 'Z' release

In Section: ON SCREEN >> Costa-Gavras' late-1960s film Z gets the Criterion treatment with the new DVD release this week.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Couch Potato: 40 years later, 'Z' still enthralls

The French-Algerian thriller Z arrived in the United States at the end of a decade marred by political assassinations .

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Forum: President won't be progressive 'savior'

The Novocain has got to wear off for black Americans and progressives. When it does, they will see that President Barack Obama is not their savior.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Towerlight

Daughters of the Promise by Christopher Curry / The Towerlight 5

History took center stage in the University Union's Potomac Lounge on Thursday evening as Rory Kennedy and Ilyasah Shabazz spoke to a capacity crowd of nearly 500 students, faculty, staff and community members.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Times Online

What sort of hero was Malcolm X?

Peter Tatchell has posted about Black History Month , arguing, in a rather compelling way,that Malcom X's bisexualityshould be openly acknowledged and seen as part of the black liberation movement.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it

Black History Month should help break down homophobia by celebrating the sexuality of black heroes such as Malcolm X October is Black History Month in Britain a ' a wonderful celebration of the huge, important and valuable contribution that black people have made to humanity and to popular culture.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Afro American Newspaper

At Towson UniversityMalcolm X's Daughter-- A Message of Perseverance

Ilyasah Shabazz was not quite three years old when her father was killed, but she was still raised by two parents.

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XLR8R

Under the Covers: A new Soul Jazz cover-art retrospective traces the...

Freedom, Rhythm and Sound: Revolutionary Jazz Cover Art 1965-83 , a stunning retrospective of jazz cover art, is about much more than cool-ass graphics, though, that is undeniably a vast part of its appeal.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

TheDay.Com - Educational News

Alec Christian's MLK scholarship essay

Throughout history, many have stood aside watching figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X change the lives of millions of minorities.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Croydon Guardian

A Meeting of minds at Warehouse Theatre

A few months ago, Jeffery Kissoon and director Paul Morris were in a gym talking about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King when one young man piped up: "Don't worry about them anymore, we've got Obama". The statement left Kissoon shocked and ultimately sparked his decision to bring The Meeting back, a play that brings Malcolm and Luther King together ...

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

NPR

Transcript

October 10, 2009 - This week, a young man named Kalief Rollins a $10,000 grand prize at the 2009 National Youth Entrepreneurship Competition.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

Millville News

Newark group works to revive Betty Shabazz apartment complex image after shootings

After Salaam Ismial heard about the shootings that rocked the Betty Shabazz apartment complex in Newark - a grandmother and her granddaughter wounded in an August crossfire, a 4-year-old girl injured during another shootout last month - Ismial was dismayed.

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Fast Company

Will Fans Pay Public Enemy to Make a New Album or Just Buy Old Hits on CD?

At every step of their music industry and lyrical innovation, the hip-hop group Public Enemy has been a magnet for irony.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Airing political views is none of their business

There's a Downtown firm I've used for some time to process film and videos. Everything from creaky old VHS tapes of my wedding to films of motorcycle races I'd like to preserve have run through the place, but lately I've taken my business elsewhere.

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Directed by Spike Lee

Starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett

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