Civil rights activist Lucille Times has died from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 100. She is remembered for starting a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus transit system after fighting with the same driver who later confronted Rosa Parks. Times personally picked up Black riders waiting for the bus and drove them to their destinations.
Today, on the 58th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, I was privileged to speak to thousands gathered on the Mall and call for swift Senate action to pass H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. #MarchOnforVotingRights pic.twitter.com/B49rEFes0y
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) August 29, 2021
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joined protesters speaking out against racial injustice and police brutality at the March on Washington Friday, 57 years after the first march was held and led by the Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr., on Aug. 28, 1963.
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During a march for voting rights and in commemoration of the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, King Center CEO, Dr. Bernice A. King, shares the urgency for ensuring federal legislation to end voter suppression.
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Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman, which is a direct sequel to the 1992 original starring Tony Todd got off to a great late August start with $22.4M in it's opening weekend.
The R-rated slasher film, written by Jordan Peele and directed by “Captain Marvel 2” filmmaker Nia DaCosta, surpassed industry expectations despite fears the delta variant would keep people from going to the movies.
“Candyman” cost $25 million to produce — MGM financed and produced the film, while Universal handled marketing and distribution — and appears on track to become one of the rare pandemic-era releases to become profitable during its theatrical run.
“Nia DaCosta crafted an intense thriller that audiences responded to extraordinarily well this weekend. The debut of Candyman exceeded all industry expectations, and with the very positive audience reaction scores and a three-day holiday in our second weekend, we’re anticipating a strong theatrical run at the domestic box office,” exclaimed Universal’s Domestic Theatrical Distribution President Jim Orr.
Candyman stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo.
