#Regina King’s directing debut electrifies

#Regina King’s directing debut electrifies

“#Regina King’s directing debut electrifies” In 1964, black icons Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown gathered in a Florida motel room one evening. This real historical anecdote inspired a 2013 play by Kemp Powers, “One Night in Miami,” and now actor Regina King makes her directorial debut with an assured, electrifying film…

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#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio

#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio

“#National Book Award wins for ‘Interior Chinatown,’ Malcolm X bio” Diversity was very much the dominant theme of the first-ever virtual National Book Awards Wednesday night with Walter Mosley being granted the lifetime achievement award and the individual book wins dominated by minority authors. “This is our night,” quipped “All American Boys” author Jason Reynolds,…

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