A full-length feature film about Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks may be hitting theaters for the first time. Titled Rosa, the biopic will be produced by Winter State Entertainment, and filming will begin in 2019. Written by Charlie Kessler and Hamid Torabpour, the film aims to explore the first 24-hours following the famous arrest of […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation announced Thursday. The designation for the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home was required by a law President Donald Trump signed in March 2019. The Interior Department […]
Mattel’s Barbie recently commemorated Black journalist and Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells as the latest addition to its Inspiring Women series, which highlights trailblazing women role models throughout history. Previously honored women include Maya Angeleou, Florence Nightingale, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Billie Jean King and Ella Fitzgerald. In 1862, Wells was born into slavery […]
Food Power Politics: The Food Story of The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement by Dr. Bobby J. Smith II is an upcoming book that is the first within University of North Carolina Press’s Black Food Justice series. In Food Power Politics, Dr. Bobby J. Smith II uncovers a captivating narrative that delves into the depths of […]