In protest of the Mississippi state flag, which contains the Confederate symbol, actress Aunjanue Ellis wore a custom made gown to the NAACP Image Awards Feb. 5 in Los Angeles. The actress who attended Tougaloo College and was raised in McComb has vowed not to act in Mississippi again until the flag is changed. She has starred in films made in Mississippi including The Help and Get On Up: The James Brown Story. PHOTO BY HERVE GORDON
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April 14, 2015
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with Kam Williams A Spirited Tete-a-Tete with the Miniseries’ Star and Director Aunjanue Ellis starred as Aminata Diallo in The Book of Negroes, the hit, TV-miniseries based on Lawrence Hill’s award-winning best seller of the […]
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