This Week – The Mississippi Link

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[ September 4, 2024 ] Douglas Macarthur Cotton walked the walk – Kosciusko native on the front lines challenging voter suppression well before Freedom Summer Local
[ September 4, 2024 ] Nissan and Habitat partner to drive the mission of helping local families achieve safe, affordable housing: Homeowner said, “God heard my prayers.” Local
[ September 4, 2024 ] Harris and Walz present united front on CNN National
[ August 28, 2024 ] Harris prepares to hit the campaign trail with Georgia bus tour amid intensifying presidential race National
[ August 28, 2024 ] Commentary: Calling all good people – If only good people in Mississippi would stand up and speak out. Their silence paralyzes us. Local

Hotel Mumbai

Film Review by Kam Williams Harrowing Docudrama Recounts 2008 Mumbai Massacre On November 26, 2008, radical Islamists from Pakistan launched a series of coordinated attacks around the city of Mumbai which would claim 174 […]

Five Feet Apart

Film Review by Kam Williams Romance Drama Revolves around Forbidden Love between Hospitalized Teens Stella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson) is a typical 17 year-old in most regards. However, she is also suffering from […]

The Envelope Please: Your Guide to the Oscars

by Kam Williams Who Will Win, Who Deserves to Win, Who Was Snubbed 2018 was a banner year for black cast films, including BlacKkKlansman, Black Panther, Green Book and If Beale Street Could Talk. Might […]

Deep Roots

Book Review by Kam Williams Deep Roots How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics by Avidit Acharya, Matthew Blackwell and Maya Sen Princeton University Press Hardcover, $29.95 296 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-691-17674-1 “Despite dramatic […]

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

Film Review by Kam Williams WWII Vet Plays Hero Again in Campy Action Adventure Every now and then, a film turns history on its head. For example, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter made over $100 […]

Black

Film Review by Kam Williams Traffic Stop Death Triggers Revolt in Black Lives Matter Drama Joseph Grant (Toussaint Morrison) was riding in a car with his brother Cole (Malick Ceesay) and BFF Derek (Geoff […]

Cold Pursuit

Film Review by Kam Williams Grieving Dad Goes Vigilante in Remake of Gruesome, Norwegian Crime Thriller Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) is Kehoe, Colorado’s most reliable snowplow driver. He was recently named the popular ski […]

Vice

Film Review by Kam Williams Christian Bale Morphs into Dick Cheney in Seriocomic Biopic Who is the real Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) and how did he become the most powerful vice president in U.S. […]

Blacktrospective 2018

by Kam Williams Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Best Big Budget Black Films 1. If Beale Street Could Talk 2. Black Panther 3. Green Book 4. The Hate U Give 5. […]

Support the Girls

Film Review by Kam Williams A Day in the Life of Gutsy “Den Mother” In Charge of Beleaguered Sports Bar Double Whammies is an unremarkable watering hole located along a desolate strip of highway […]