Stephen King Walks Back Diversity Remarks After Twitter Backlash

By Matthew Rozsa / Salon Jan 17, 2020 Another public debate has erupted on Twitter about the need for diversity in the entertainment industry—with the author as instigator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Diahann Carroll, Oscar-Nominated, Pioneering Actress, Dies

NEKESA MUMBI MOODY / The Associated Press Oct 4, 2019 The first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia" was 84. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ava DuVernay’s Searing Portrait of the Central Park Five

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 6, 2019 "When They See Us," the filmmaker's Netflix miniseries, shows the systemic racism at the heart of the wrongful convictions of five young boys. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Forces Us to Think About the Universe in New Ways

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 Ava DuVernay’s film based on the Madeleine L’Engle novel might be described as "The Wizard of Oz" with physics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colin Kaepernick Named GQ’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Nov 13, 2017 The magazine is honoring the man who started the "Take a Knee" movement for being a "powerful symbol of activism and resistance." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 5)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 24, 2017 The final article in the series offers some closely guarded data about audience gender breakdowns, and insights from filmmakers Mira Nair (shown left), Ava DuVernay (shown right), Nancy Meyers and Stacy Title. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ava DuVernay’s ’13th’ Signals Beginning of a Mass Awakening for Black America

Sarah Wesley / Truthdig Feb 4, 2017 The 2016 documentary has given a voice to African-Americans, who now have more tools to fight for truth and justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Ava DuVernay, Activist Filmmaker

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jan 7, 2017 Even when off the set, the director of "13th" and "Selma" regularly addresses issues of political injustice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘The Birth of a Nation’ and ‘13th’ School Their Viewers on America’s Racial Legacy

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 Directors Ava DuVernay and Nate Parker make searingly urgent cases that America’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism is not at all just a relic of the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oscar Nominations Give Props to Quirky ‘Birdman,’ ‘Budapest,’ Stir Up ‘Selma’ Controversy

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2015 The 2015 Academy Award nominations are now official, and for those willing to entertain this brand of Hollywood pageantry as a passably noteworthy indicator of sociocultural whatever, here's the lineup for this year's Oscars . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )