Twelve Years a Slave

theGrio’s 100: Quvenzhané Wallis, 9-year-old actress making history

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Book list: New book explores unseen aspects of MLK's life

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POSTSCRIPT'D - For many, King, whose holiday happened to fall on Inauguration Day, was only synonymous with Civil Rights. But in a new book, In a Single Garment of Destiny, we get to see another side of the man.

'Django Unchained' may spawn new slavery epics

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theGRIO REPORT - Despite its vestige as one of the greatest tragedies in American history, slavery has been recounted in only a handful of films to date, few of which received much critical attention or profitable returns...

Michael K. Williams joins the cast of 'Twelve Years a Slave'

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Actor Michael K. Williams, best known as Omar from HBO's 'The Wire', might have found the next breakthrough role...

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Twelve Years a Slave

theGrio’s 100: Quvenzhané Wallis, 9-year-old actress making history

Book list: New book explores unseen aspects of MLK's life

'Django Unchained' may spawn new slavery epics

Michael K. Williams joins the cast of 'Twelve Years a Slave'

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