Betty Shabazz (pictured), the widow of famed civil rights icon Malcolm X, died on this day in 1997 at the age of 61. Her death…
For many of us the assassination of NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is merely a chapter in our Civil Rights history books. It’s a clip in the countless civil rights documentaries we’ve watched in history classes. For Evers’ widow and daughter, that moment plays over-and-over in their minds. “It never stops,” Evers’ daughter Reena said. […]
Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige visited ABC’s The View yesterday to talk to the ladies about their new Lifetime feature film Betty & Coretta, airing just in time to launch Black History Month specials and events on this Saturday, February 2nd at 8PM EST. During their interview, Bassett, a Golden Globe Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee, discussed the dual […]
