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New Nina Simone Documentary Recalls Past Struggles While Echoing Present
While watching “What Happened, Miss Simone?” — a new documentary about the legendary singer-songwriter Nina Simone — it’s almost impossible not to think about two...
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Ava DuVernay On Why She’s Not Ashamed Of Labeling Herself A ‘Black Woman Filmmaker’
In the latest installment of AOL’s MAKERS series, Ava DuVernay, the director of “Selma,” shared her thoughts on the disparity of women in film, and...
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Ala. Senate Votes to Rename Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., is renowned for the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march and the resulting police violence that came to be known as...