NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Henry Louis Gates Jr. attends the "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross" screening at The Paris Theatre on October 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12 Years A Slave. A friend recently echoed the typical response I hear from people who have seen the film 12 Years a Slave: “I was moved.” Maybe they’re afraid ...

See what we’re chatting about over mocha lattes: Awards season isn’t quite over yet. Nominees for this MTV Movie Awards have been announced and12 Years a Slave leads with Movie of the Year and Best ...

The nominations continue to roll in for the cast of 12 Years a Slave. The historical drama picked up 13 Critics’ Choice Movie Award nominations. They were recognized in the following categories: Best ...

General editor essay / Henry Louis Gates Jr -- Introduction / Ira Berlin -- Suggestions for further reading -- Twelve Years A Slave: -- Editor's Preface -- Chapter 1: -- Introductory -- Ancestry -- ...

In film production, scenes and sequences are typically storyboarded, a process wherein camera shots are pre-visualized in detail by artists prior to shooting. But director Steve McQueen is allergic to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In 1853, the New York Times wrote about Solomon Northup, the man whose story inspired the Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave. The paper spelled his name wrong two different ways. Now, 161 years ...

For fans in Toronto, where the film is screening at the city's annual film festival, the violence was too much to take. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on race, power and ...

The Northup Trail and Byway in Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes follows the steps of Solomon Northup, a free man of color from upstate New York, who was kidnapped, sold into slavery and brought to ...

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