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Kanye apologizes for saying “slavery was a choice,” compares himself to Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner

2308 days ago
Consequence of SoundKanye also addresses his support of Donald Trump, his recent interview on Jimmy Kimmel, and his relationship with Drake. more info

Kanye West Re-Explains Slavery Was 'a Choice,' Invokes Spirit of Nat Turner

2308 days ago
TMZKanye West has more to say about slavery being a choice, because he says he couldn't get his full explanation out when he was on TMZ Live. Ye was on Chicago radio station WGCI Wednesday, and elaborated on what he told us back in May ... that 400… ... more info

Race, privilege and a bad attitude: Why are Nate Parker and Casey Affleck being treated differently?

2896 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentOn the night of the Golden Globes — as he had for many of the awards season trophy ceremonies —  actor Casey Affleck bounded onto the stage to accept his award as best lead actor in a drama for his turn in “Manchester by ... more info

Nat Turner and the Forgotten Women Who Resisted Slavery

2999 days ago
TimeThe famous slave rebellion shown in The Birth of a Nation was not the work of one man alone more info

Yes, Nat Turner had a wife. 'Birth of a Nation's Aja Naomi King on the challenge of telling her story

3000 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentWhile researching her role as Nat Turner’s wife in the new film “The Birth of a Nation,” actress Aja Naomi King found a small but crucial sentence in an 1831 Richmond, Va., newspaper clipping. “I have in my possession some pa... more info

Movie review: Can ‘Birth of a Nation’ withstand controversy and expectations?

3000 days ago
Detroit Free PressIn story of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion, embattled Nate Parker is a better actor than director             more info

Nate Parker's slave-revolt drama 'The Birth of a Nation' wields its emotions like a blunt instrument when subtlety is called for

3001 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentLike Nat Turner, the protagonist of his "The Birth of a Nation," Nate Parker dreamed a mighty dream. Turner, the leader of an Aug. 21, 1831, slave revolt, the most successful in American history, dreamed of ending the institution of slavery once and ... more info

'The Birth of a Nation' review: Nate Parker's powerful, problematic film about Nat Turner

3003 days ago
Chicago TribuneNate Parker's debut feature, "The Birth of a Nation," owes a great deal of its storytelling, its brute force and its blood-boiling injustice to Mel Gibson's "Braveheart." "I love the comparison," Parker told Alex Billington of firstshowing.net, after... more info

Meek Mill & Pusha T – “Black Moses” (Feat. Priscilla Renea)

3007 days ago
StereogumThe Birth Of A Nation hits theaters next week. It’s a remake of the 1915 film Birth Of A Nation, which depicts a slave revolt led by Nat Turner in the antebellum South. Obviously it tackles a grave subject, and fittingly the star-studded soundtrack... more info

A decades-old college rape case casts cloud over Oscar hopeful Nate Parker

3050 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentWhen Nate Parker premiered his provocative drama about the 1831 Nat Turner slave rebellion at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the audience response was electric. After a fierce bidding war, Fox Searchlight acquired “The Birth of a Nation... more info

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