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Ex-Cuban leader Castro says racism prevents millions in US from supporting Barack Obama
The ailing, 82-year-old former Cuban president says it is "a miracle that the Democratic candidate hasn't suffered the same luck as Martin Luther King , Malcolm X and others who harbored dreams of equality and ...
Whatever happened To Black Power?
In this essay, John Wight talks about Black Power and the leaders who led it in the 60's. They had huge impact but now "the very idea of Black liberation, would appear to be extinct." What happened? I think it ...
Director Spike Lee is notorious for sticking to a very specific theme throughout all of his films.
Spike Lee's films usually give the audience something to think about. Whether it be his tightly wound race relations drama 'Do the Right Thing,' his powerful biopic 'Malcolm X' or making a powerful social ...
Ambitious a Annaa never hits targets
In Spike Lee's long and eclectic career, "Miracle at St. Anna" is easily his most technically ambitious film.
Lee: My career has prepared me for 'Anna'
U.S. filmmaker Spike Lee said his past projects prepared him well to make the new World War II picture, "Miracle at St.
Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna opens Friday, prompting some thought about the director and his movies.
Activist Malcolm X honoured in SA
X MARKS THE SPOT: Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of US civil rights activist Malcolm X, at the old Durban Central Prison Picture: JACKIE CLAUSEN IN A celebration of music and song, the SA Traditional Music Awards ...
Spike Lee manages to pull off a 'Miracle' with WWII film
A black man is running for president. The first film to depict World War II's all-black 92nd Infantry Division, Miracle at St.
Spike Lee's avid interest in WWII set the tone for 'Miracle'
Spike Lee has made all kinds of films. There have been message movies , intimate portraits and historical epics .
Spike Lee discusses 'Miracle at St. Anna'
"NEWS flash," says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips.
MOVIES: Ambitious 'Anna' Fails to Hit Its Targets
REVIEW ** out of **** 'Miracle at St. Anna' Rated: R Running time: 2:40 Director: Spike Lee Showing: Opens Sept.
Spike Lee believes in 'Miracle'
Artist: Lee, Spike On Aug. 12, 1944, during World War II, a German unit from the infamous 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division murdered 560 Italian civilians at the town square in the tiny Tuscan village of St.
Stickney highlights Shades' workshop, one-woman show
The Shades of Black Theatre Showcase highlights Phyllis Yvonne Stickney this weekend with an acting workshop and a one-woman show.
On one level Nelson Mandela is merely a man of extraordinary courage whose commitment to racial justice never flagged during 27 years in South African prisons.
'Martin and Malcom' brings historical figures to life
This year marks the 40th anniversary of his assassination, but Martin Luther King Jr.'s words and vision live on in American society.
These are some of the notable events to happen on this day throughout history. 1609 , Explorer Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island, later to become part of New York City.
Why all the fuss about Malcolm X? The myth of Malcom X is pretty strong, isn't it? He ranks as a figure to stand comparison with Martin Luther King, as the black militant alternative.
Snipes 'would kill in Brown role'
Spike Lee wants Wesley Snipes to play James Brown should his biopic of the singer ever get off the ground.
Spike Lee does the right thing in France for forgotten black troops
Spike Lee visited a World War II cemetery near France's D-Day landing beaches before presenting the European premiere of his film about the forgotten contribution of African-American soldiers to the war that ...