Tag: Racism

Kelvin Harrison Jr as Joseph Bologne in Chevalier, premiering at TIFF 2022

TIFF 2022 Review: Chevalier Brings to Light a Musical Genius Erased by Racism

Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr), the titular Chevalier de Saint-Georges, has one goal—become the leader of the Paris Opera. But in pre-revolution France, how is a Black man going to achieve his dreams? Director Stephen Williams, perhaps best known for Lost, returns to feature film-making in this look at the virtuoso violinist who has been…

15-year-old Claudette Colvin is arrested in Colored - The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin Cover. Written and drawn by Émilie Plateau. Published by Dargaud (French) and Europe Comics (English). April 17, 2019.

Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin Examines A Civil Rights Hero

Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin Émilie Plateau (Writer and Artist), Montana Kane (Translation), Cromatik Ltd. (Letters) Dargaud (French), Europe Comics (English) April 17, 2019 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin had done the…

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