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Joe Biden will announce his support for changing Senate rules as a way to move voting rights legislation forward, although he’s not backing an elimination of the filibuster, according to multiple press reports.

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of ContentThere are still millions of Americans among us who remember where they were when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

on their website. “These activities progress players through the experience and bring to life important themes of Dr.

Fortnite has teamed up with Time Magazine to create ‘March Through Time’ – a new game mode that celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The limited-time game mode appears in Fortnite – the hugely popular battle royale game from Epic Games.

Frost/Nixon on Broadway and Ron Howard’s film adaptation, in which Reston was portrayed by Sam Rockwell.Over the past five decades, Reston has established himself as a prolific author of popular books on a wide range of historical and political themes — including this year’s 9/11 novel The Nineteenth Hijacker and at least two others he’s adapted for the stage, 1994’s Galileo: A Life, which became the play Galileo’s Torch, and 2015’s Luther’s Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under

Growing up, Danielle Brooks, best known for Orange Is the New Black, sang every week in church and recalls seeing photos of key figures in her Sunday School classroom — icons like Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson and gospel superstar Mahalia Jackson. So she believes it was fated that she eventually would get to play the singer, she told me during the panel for Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event.

From his critically acclaimed role in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to taking a journey to Wonderland and Neverland in Come Away,  David Oyelowo has given us moving performances and always delivers in front of the camera, but with the forthcoming The Water Man, Emmy-nominated actor does double duty as an actor and as director.

In 1968, the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago at a time of deep political unrest following the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Thousands of activists filled the streets, resulting in scenes of chaos that led to eight individuals (Black Panther Bobby Seale was later disentangled from the case) being charged by the FBI with inciting a riot. The case was tried in 1969, as depicted in Netflix’s six-time Oscar nominee The Trial of the Chicago 7.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 won outstanding cast in a motion picture at the 27th annual SAG Awards on Sunday night. Frank Langella accepted on behalf of the cast, touching on what the film stands for in the political and cultural landscape.

Justin Bieber for his support of the King Center and its Be Love campaign, amid backlash over the use of MLK samples on his new album ‘Justice’.Released Friday (March 19), the pop star’s latest record opens with a recognisable MLK quote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.

Justin Bieber is advocating organizations, including The King Center, who fight for justice on a daily basis.

Justin Bieber is feeling the heat on Twitter for using snippets of Martin Luther King's speeches on his new album. MLK's family, however, is fully on board with it.On March 18, the pop star released his album "Justice." The first voice on the album was from the civil rights leader, not Justin. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," MLK says.

Jermaine Fowler was one month old. It would be another eight years before he saw the Eddie Murphy-Arsenio Hall classic for the first time as an elementary schooler.

's season 20 is almost here — and John Legend is already breaking his own rules!The coach has never before turned for a contestant who sang one of his songs during a Blind Audition, but he has to make an exception in this sneak peek from Monday's premiere episode.

Latrice Royale We do not teach Black History as we should in schools. However, this entire country was built on the backs of Black slaves.

Angelique Jackson “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” director George C. Wolfe has set his return engagement with Netflix, directing “Rustin” for the streamer, and President Barack Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.The film tells the story of gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organized the 1963 March on Washington.

Naman Ramachandran Steve McQueen, currently riding a wave of global acclaim for his BBC/Amazon anthology “Small Axe,” will executive produce two Black-themed documentaries for the BBC.“Black Power,” which originated from an idea McQueen had while filming “Small Axe,” will examine how the Black Power movement came into being in the late 1960s and fought back against police brutality and racism.The films features rare archive of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael’s activities in

A version of this story about “MLK/FBI” and Sam Pollard first appeared in the Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.The documentary “MLK/FBI” delves into the years in the 1960s when the FBI engaged in a clandestine campaign to spy on and discredit civil rights activist and leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Liam Neeson's latest action thriller The Marksman dominated a quiet Martin Luther King Day box office with an estimated four-day opening of $3.7 million, including $3.2 million for three-day weekend. The Marksman is directed by Robert Lorenz, Clint Eastwood's longtime collaborator and stars Neeson as an Arizona rancher and former Marine who rescues a young boy from the clutches of a Mexican cartel.

Lady Gaga has given a powerful speech on racial justice and dismantling white supremacy as she collected a Beloved Community award.The awards were given out by The King Center, a non-profit in Atlanta that was founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King as a “living memorial” to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.Gaga received the Higher Ground award and was presented with it by Jennifer Hudson in the virtual ceremony, which was held yesterday (January 16).In a video acceptance speech, the pop star discussed

Lady Gaga is urging her fans to “unlearn” the belief in white supremacy.

No matter what she does, Hilaria Baldwin just can’t duck her “phony Spanish identity” controversy! And new stuff just keeps coming to light that makes her look worse and worse!

Also on this day: Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. Gen.

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King jr and Mahatma Ghandi. He wrote: "People who did not ask for a referendum from their oppressors before they demanded freedom." His comment was taken by SNP figures as a clear link to the UK Government’s repeated refusal to allow a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Actor David Oyelowo has spent his career tackling harrowing stories of racism and those that overcame it – from Martin Luther King, Jr. in “Selma” to King Seretse Khama in “A United Kingdom.” Ironically, the film of his that has gotten the most ridiculous racist reaction is his most recent movie, “Come Away,” which has very little to do with racism as a subject.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, the BBC acquires Warner Bros. TV titles; U.K.’s National Theatre launches a streamer; ZDF chief is set to get an International Emmy in 2021; and Martin Luther King and Robin Williams films set release dates.The BBC has acquired “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Pretty Little Liars” and the spin-off “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” from Warner Bros.

Damon Wise Sam Pollard’s “MLK/FBI” follows the dirty war that America’s FBI declared on civil rights figurehead Martin Luther King, a vendetta that began in the 50s and ended with his assassination in 1968, inspired by recent revelations (as well as credible long-held suspicions), and backed up by declassified secret government documents. Documentary festival IDFA, which runs until Dec.

The Pittsburgh FBI has captured a fugitive who was behind bars on a murder conviction when he escaped nearly 50 years ago. Leonard Moses, now 68, had been convicted of participating in the firebombing of a dwelling during riots in Pittsburgh in 1968 that broke out after Dr.

The bond between Jews and Black Americans has a long and proud history. It is a bond forged through the fires of oppression and shared experience —  one that saw Black American soldiers liberate nearly 15,000 Jewish prisoners from the Gunskirchen concentration camp in 1945, and that took Jewish leaders to the front lines of the civil rights movement, marching arm-in-arm with Dr.

a filing with the SEC, Mayer will serve as a strategic advisor, Staggs will be director and chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committe and Salil Mehta, another former Disney executive, will be the Chief Financial Officer.O’Neal will also be a strategic adviser, as will producer Mark Burg.

a filing with the SEC, Mayer will serve as a strategic advisor, Scaggs will be director and the Chairperson of the Strategic Advisory Committee, and Salil Mehta, another former Disney exec, will be the Chief Financial Officer.O’Neal will also be a strategic adviser, as will producer Mark Burg, and Martin Luther King III will be a director.Also Read: Behind Kevin Mayer's Sudden Exit From TikTok: Bad Fit, Reputation FearsThe special-purpose acquisition company (or SPAC) plans to raise $250 million

From the Bottom Up, was pardoned in February by President Donald Trump after being convicted in 2004 on federal conspiracy charges for her role in a car theft ring. She is the goddaughter of Alveda King — the niece of Dr.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmIFC Films announced today that it is acquiring North American rights to MLK/FBI, directed by Emmy® Award-winner and Oscar® nominee Sam Pollard. MLK/FBI was part of the Official Selection for the 2020 edition of the Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival.

In a time of dramatic political unrest, film has a unique opportunity to look toward the past for insight on our present. Sam Pollard’s searing documentary MLK/FBI retells the story of the Civil Rights Movement from the perspective of the government, showing how FBI founder J.