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Academy Award Winner Barry Jenkins Announced As Director of Fox Searchlight Film About Alvin Ailey

Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins will direct film about dancer, choreographer, and activist Alvin Ailey... Photo: Facebook Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins will direct film about trailblazing theatre…

By Special To The Black Star News Published Jun 10, 2019

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SPIKE LEE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO ‘LILLY WHITE’ OSCARS

Spike Lee at Orange Carpet premiere of Chi-Raq. Photograph by Stephen M. Joseph In a lengthy letter posted to his social media site, director Spike Lee made his…

By Stephen Mandel Joseph Published Jan 19, 2016

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ACTRESS JADA PINKETT SMITH TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUGGEST BOYCOTT OF OSCARS

Photograph courtesy of Facebook Longtime actress and wife of actor Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, took to her Twitter page to blast the lack of diversity in this…

By Stephen Mandel Joseph Published Jan 17, 2016

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Academy Award Winner Barry Jenkins Announced As Director of Fox Searchlight Film About Alvin Ailey

SPIKE LEE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO ‘LILLY WHITE’ OSCARS

ACTRESS JADA PINKETT SMITH TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUGGEST BOYCOTT OF OSCARS

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