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50 Years After Thurgood Marshall Became A Supreme Court Judge:
Cast Of Film About Thurgood Marshall Attend Special Screening At Inner City High School In L.A.
A special screening of the film “Marshall,” based on the life of former Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall was held at Compton High School in Compton, California.
The event was held at Compton High School on the 50th anniversary of Thur- good’s swearing into the Supreme Court, and to kick off October as anti-bullying month.
Following the screening, a panel discussion took place that featured Chadwick Boseman – who stars as Thurgood – actor Sterling K. Brown, Josh Gad who portrays lawyer, Sam Friedman, di- rector, Reginald Hudlin, Jussie Smollett – who has a cameo in the film as Langston Hughes and singer Andra Day. It was moderated by Black-Eyed Peas front man, Will I Am.
“This wasn’t a story most people are familiar with” said Chadwick Boseman, “most people know Brown vs. the Board of Education, but this is an earlier time, 13 years before that case took place.”
From L-R: moderator, Will-I-Am, actors, Chadwick Bose- man,(portrays Thurgood Marshall) Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Jussie Smollett, director, Reginald Hudlin and singer, Andra Day.
Sterling K. Brown, who plays Joseph Spell, the man whose case “Marshall” is based off of, said this:
“American history and Black history are one in the same.
Brown added, “13 years be- fore Brown vs The Board of Education, Thurgood Mar- shall was one man driving through the south, the only lawyer from NAACP, risking his life to find cases where African- Americans were in need of de- fense, that were falsely accused. The power of one man.”
Jussie Smollett said his role as poet, playwright and ac- tivist Langston Hughes was special because of the “opportu- nity to show the brotherhood between Hughes and Mar- shall that most didn’t know ex- isted.”
“Marshall” is based on the young Thurgood Marshall defending a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) in 1941 against his wealthy socialite boss in a sexual assault and at- tempted murder trial.
It opens in theaters on Octo- ber 13.
Last Thursday, superstar, Beyonce took to Instagram to showcase the remix to 'Mi Gente.'
The song originally in- cludes, J Balvin, Willy William, and now features Beyoncé. The most beautiful part about it is that all pro- ceeds from the song will go to relief charities for Puerto Rico, Mexico, and other af- fected Caribbean islands. To donate go to beyonce.com/re- liefefforts.
Beyonce’s Instagram photo announcing her plan.
The Netflix-New Line ‘Shaft’ Reboot Deal Is
A Game Changer
TIDAL To Cargo 200,000 Pounds Of Supplies To Puerto Rico
Fat Joe and Jay-Z have teamed up for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico.
TIDAL announced the start of the TIDAL X: Puerto Rico initiative, which will send supplies to those living with limited resources via cargo plane.
The chartered plane will leave October 7th and carry 200,000 pounds of supplies.
The initiative is calling on the community to help those affected in Puerto Rico and re-
Kevin Hart hosted an elaborate baby shower for his wife Eniko last weekend.
The couple held their affair last Sunday at the Calamigos Beach Club in Malibu, where they also revealed they’re naming their son, Kenzo.
The couple celebrated the impending arrival of their baby boy — their first child to- gether — with a jungle- themed $118,000 baby shower.
Hart, 38, was sure to serve a few jokes on his Snapchat at the event. He showcased a furry guest at the party: a dog with a plush lion mane fitted on its neck. “When you couldn’t afford the lion so you got a dog and just
unopened supplies. Monetary donations can
also be made at TIDAL.com/PuertoRico.
Rapper Fat Joe an- nounced his participation in the relief effort on Instagram, “As the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico grows, our broth- ers and sisters are desperate for our help. Please join myself, TIDAL, Governor Cuomo, and Ruben Diaz Jr. as we col- lect and transport much- needed supplies to the island.
Survivor’s Remorse star, Jessie T. Usher will portray the son of Samuel L. Jackson, who is John Shaft #2, the grandson of Richard Roundtree, John Shaft #1.
Beyonce Sings ‘Mi Gente’ In Spanish; Proceeds To Be Donated To Puerto Rico, Mexico And Caribbean
A groundbreaking new deal has been struck between Netflix and New Line for the upcoming Shaft reboot, and it could prove to be a game- changer.
According to Deadline, the deal, which is nearly closed, consists of Netflix paying "more than half of the film’s $30 million budget, in ex- change for international rights and the ability to put the film on its streaming out- side the U.S.
This remake, which was called ‘Son of Shaft’, but is now untitled, and comes from New Line and will be di- rected by Tim Story (Think Like A Man 1 and 2, Ride Along 1 &2 and Barbershop 1) and was written by black- ish creator, Kenya Barris.
Richard Roundtree and Samuel L. Jackson,
who starred in the prior Shaft films, are in nego- tiations to reprise their roles for this film.
The new role as the son of Samuel L. Jackson's char- acter will be played by Jessie T. Usher. Usher is best known for his roles as basket- ball star, Cam Calloway on Starz comedy, Survivor's Re- morse, and Independence Day: Resurgence.
Usher will portray the son of the Detective John Shaft (Jackson), who, "after long being estranged from his fa- ther, finds himself teamed up with him. The young man is an FBI agent, a cyber expert, and the partnership with dad is an uneasy collision of old school meets new school."
Production is set to begin in December.
Fat Joe And JAY-Z lead Puerto Rico Initiative.
vealed 19 locations in New York where people can drop off
Kevin Hart Hosts Lavish Baby Shower For Wife Eniko
Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko and Kevin’s older children at her baby shower, where they announced the name of their baby boy.
put the thing around the dog,” just on a budget.” he said. “It’s still ballin.’ It’s
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