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The Women Who Held Up the Dream
An MLK Day tribute, through a cinematic lens Left: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma. Right: MLK delivers a speech on October 16, 1965, in New York City, New York. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima/Paramount Pictures; Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Every January, we recite the words of Martin Luther King Jr., his thunderous sermons, his moral clarity, his unwavering belief that justice could be bent toward love. We replay th

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Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... A Master Class in Stand-Up as Cultural Commentary
This review discusses major segments, punchlines, historical references, and the special's closing "code word" moment.

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Dec 23, 202510 min read


House of David: Epic Biblical Drama Premieres on Prime Video
Credit: House of David showing on Amazon Video Amazon Prime Video is set to premiere House of David , an ambitious historical drama...

BFW Staff
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