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Gerth: Oldham County's favorite son was a racist, and residents are honest about it
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhat do you do when your most famous resident is the greatest white supremacist filmmaker this side...
‘Sidney’ Director Reginald Hudlin On Impact Of Sidney Poitier: “He Changed The Global Image Of Black...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the late Sidney Poitier embarked on a movie career in the early 1950s, he entered an industry...
'Pioneers' of Black cinema to be featured at Gateway Film Center
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack filmmaker Oscar Micheaux contained multitudes: He was an artist of the first order, a...
School food vendor apologizes — again — for ‘inexcusable’ Black History Month menu
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA vendor that provides food service to schools apologized for the “unintentional insensitivity” of...
20 Most Profitable Movies Of All Time Compared To Budget
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn this article, we will be taking a look at the 20 most profitable movies of all time compared to...
Bridges: Porter's work had profound impact on aspiring writers in 1930-70s
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoKatherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists. Her career spanned decades, and...
Inside the Ku Klux Klan’s Plan to Conquer America
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Library of CongressMy high-school history teacher was infamous for repeating information that she...
Southwest Ohio's first movie stars: The Gish sisters, silent film idols in Hollywood's infancy
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—Lillian and Dorothy Gish, sisters who came to fame in the early age of the silver screen, have roots in the Miami Valley. Lillian was born in Springfield on Oct. 14, 1893, to James Leigh ...
How Black Actors Broke Through in Old Hollywood — Day to Day, Role to Role
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThat Black performers had limited opportunities in Hollywood movies of the ‘20s, '30s, and ‘40s is...
Finding some fascinating Georgia history during a neighborhood walk
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 22—DECATUR — I have long been an admirer of Gutzon Borglum's monumental carvings on Mount Rushmore. We lived in South Dakota for a few years and made several trips to see them. So imagine ...