Braveheart for Black People: A Review of Birth of a Nation
I was invited to see Nate Parker’s dramatic retelling of Nat Turner’s 1831 rebellion right before it opened to the
Read moreI was invited to see Nate Parker’s dramatic retelling of Nat Turner’s 1831 rebellion right before it opened to the
Read moreNow that another sordid election cycle is almost behind us, the pundit class has begun to issue the customary pleas
Read moreThe recent release of The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight, 2016) has resulted in a surprising blaze of dissonant
Read moreEven before controversial director Nate Parker debuted his Nat Turner movie, The Birth of a Nation, black voices emanated from Black
Read moreIn October 1776, the governor of the Brazilian city Salvador da Bahia sent out letters encouraging municipal councils, landowners, captains
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