Aug 11SaveThe Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture8/11/20 The Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture8/11/20'Billie Holiday Is Probably One of Our First Civil Rights Leaders': Lee Daniels Discusses His Upcoming Biopic at The Root InstituteTonja Renée Stidhum14SaveIt’s been nearly 50 years since the debut of Lady Sings the Blues, which was a huge inspiration for…
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Aug 11SaveThe Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture8/11/20The Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture8/11/20Ava DuVernay Gets Real About How Art Can Shape Perceptions at The Root InstituteDanielle C. BeltonSaveA visionary film director with an activist’s spirit, Ava DuVernay makes art that is rooted in her conscious. From…
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May 28 2019SaveThe Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture5/28/19 The Root InstituteEntertainment & Culture5/28/19Ava DuVernay on When They See Us and How the Press Failed the Central Park FiveFelice León9SaveThere are few things more difficult to watch than the abuse, mistreatment and manipulation of innocent young black…