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by Teresa Wiltz onMarch 24, 2010
But here's why Ntozake Shange's choreopoem deserves a better director.
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November 13, 2009
This week on The Confab: The humanity of Precious and Hollywood's same, tired treatment of color. Plus, the reality of Ft. Hood and the D.C. sniper's execution. Why should the Muslim community have to answer for Muslim terrorists? Join The Root's Associate Editor Natalie Hopkinson as she talks with senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz and contributors to The Root, Stanley Crouch and Adam Serwer.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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by Stanley Crouch onNovember 9, 2009
Even with Oscar buzz and record-breaking box office success, “Precious” isn’t likely to blow up the careers of its female stars. Black actresses still have a hard row to hoe. Just ask Angela Bassett—and Cicely Tyson.
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October 7, 2009
The filmmaker and co-poducer of 'Precious' reveals physical and emotional abuse from his childhood...
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