The final hours of Oscar Grant’s life are played out in front of your eyes through Michael B. Jordan in “Fruitvale Station.” The film has…
Last year was supposed to be a banner film for Black filmmakers. Fruitvale Station, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave were released and their…
2013 will go down in history as the year Black cinema turned a corner. While mainstream outlets like the NY Times declared 2013 the “breakout year in…
The love train for “12 Years A Slave” came to a full stop Monday night at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, held at Cipriani Wall…
“Fruitvale Station” is not just the name of the movie, it’s the actual Bay Area Transit Station (BART) where the murder of 22-year-old Oscar Grant…
Black Americans have endured their fair share of unjust treatment at the hands of the police and laws put in place to protect the…
So much for the over-hyped notion of a post-racial America: It’s open season on black men. Black America took an emotional gut punch Saturday night…
Outside of his charming smile, athletic frame and humble demeanor, Michael B. Jordan proved that he is an incredible acting talent with his Oscar worthy performance in the independent film about the shooting of Oscar Grant, “Fruitvale Station.” Jordan, widely known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Friday Night Lights” and ” Red Tails,” delivers […]
This year at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, one independent film presented by young African American filmmaker Ryan Coogler stood out among others. The film,…
I guess it’s fitting that on the day I saw “Fruitvale Station,” the dramatic retelling of the murder of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, it was pouring…