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Filmmaker Nate Parker announced that he intends to launch a film school this coming fall at Wiley College in Texas. The “Birth Of A Nation” director shared with reporters over the weekend that the East Texas school will give students a wide-ranging variety of coursework as it pertains to filmmaking, Variety reports. In an interview […]

A Chicago man appeared in a Cook County, Illinois, courtroom Monday and was given 100 years in prison for his role in the slaying of 14-year-old Endia Martin. Donnell Flora, 27, provided a gun to his niece, also 14, in and effort to settle a feud over a boy, the Chicago Tribune reports.

A 25-year-old Virginia woman was shot and killed by two Norfolk, Virginia police officers Saturday after after making a “threatening motion” with a fake gun, according to Mic.

Nate Parker is our hero! The actor is having the best year ever and it's only March. After having his upcoming project, "The Birth Of A Nation", sold at Sundance Film Festival for an unprecedented $17 million, Nate is putting a portion of his fortune towards an amazing cause.

The incident occurred at Trump's rally on Saturday (March 19) in Tucson. As protester Bryan Sanders was escorted out of the venue, he was struck by Tony Pettway a reported five times before officers restrained him.

Actress Meagan Good is clearing up concerns in the Christian community about her appearance and wardrobe choices on the red carpet.

A 33-year-old Houston, Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of child sex assault, including infecting a toddler with HIV, and impregnating a teen, according to KTLA 5.

Ava Duvernay's remembers her father after passed away earlier this week.

President Obama speaks out on how our culture has affected black women and the beauty standards they currently face.

Bob Adelman, widely known for his photography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, has died at the age of 85, NPR reports.