Octavia Butler and Iceberg Slim: Black Lit Hailed in ATL

Octavia Butler was honored at Spelman College’s half-day conference, ‘Black to the Future.’ A documentary about Iceberg Slim screened at the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival.

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Samuel L. Jackson, John David and Malcolm Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Family and Legacy

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Samuel L. Jackson, John David and Malcolm Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Family and Legacy

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