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“The Power of the People”: “Selma” Director Ava DuVernay on Fight for Civil Rights, Voting Equality
In an extended interview with “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, we broadcast excerpts from her Oscar-nominated film.
“One Person Can Make a Difference”: Ava DuVernay Remembers Film Critic Roger Ebert’s Early Support
DuVernay offers advice to aspiring filmmakers.
“Selma” Director Defends Film’s Portrayal of LBJ-MLK Dispute on Voting Rights Legislation
“I'm not here to rehabilitate anyone's image.”
Federal Prison Sentence Begins for Anti-Drone Activist
Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end US military and economic warfare, began a three-month jail sentence in federal prison for a protest against …
Kymone Freeman: #DCFerguson, Poet, Playwright and Guerilla Artist
Papi Kymone Freeman (guerrilla artist) is one of the leaders of #DC Ferguson, an organization devoted to exposing police terror in the Washington, DC area.
New Film on Jordan Davis Captures Family’s Struggle to Convict White Vigilante
A new film takes on the killing of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
Hailed as US Counterterrorism Model in Middle East, Yemen Teeters on the Brink of Collapse
Yemen is facing political collapse.
Remembering Saudi’s King Abdullah: “He Was Not a Benevolent Dictator, He Was a Dictator”
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died.
“Guantanamo of the Pacific”: Australian Asylum Seekers Wage Hunger Strike at Offshore Detention Site
A massive hunger strike is underway.
Inside the US Torture Chambers: Prisoner’s Guantanamo Diary Details 12 Years of Abuse, Terror
The diary of a Guantanamo prisoner has been published.