What do you tell your kids about the history of slavery in the United States? In recent years we’ve seen Hollywood’s perspective on history, telling stories from The Help to 12 Years a Slave with the perspective of Blacks as victims, inferior, or struggling to get by unless aided by a white savior. However, in early 2016, WGN America’s new series “Underground” is looking to … [Read more...]
Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in upcoming HBO Movie
Viola Davis will reportedly be playing Harriet Tubman in an upcoming HBO telepic. An article released Monday by Variety noted that Davis has been working to develop a project about the famous Underground Railroad conductor with Amblin TV and writer Kirk Ellis. The project is set to take its inspiration from the book Bound For The Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait Of … [Read more...]