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Posted on June 18, 2021June 20, 2021

Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It (2021)

How Rita Moreno overcame sexual abuse & stereotyped casting & became a role model for other Latina women in Stage & Screen,

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

Education (2020)

Drawing on his own experience Steve McQueen tells the story of a Black boy victimized by the British racist educational system designed to weed out minority students.

Posted on December 15, 2018February 14, 2019

Backs Against the Wall (2018)

The life of teacher/preacher Howard Thurman is explored, with emphasis upon his influence on MLK, Jr. & other Civil Rights activists.

Posted on October 31, 2017October 31, 2017

Breathe (2017)

The true story how Diana Cavendish was able to help her polio victim husband live & achieve a measure of mobility, the 2 becoming advocates for the handicapped.

Posted on September 26, 2015September 26, 2015

He Named Me Malala (2015)

This inspiring film about Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, opens across US on October 2. (5 stars) Click the image to read my entire review.

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