By Barbara Smith

There is a moment toward the end of “The Scottsboro Boys” when their lawyer snaps at the young African American men who have been wrongly convicted of raping two white women, “You’re guilty because of the way you look.”  The

By Dwight Brown

NNPA Film Critic

When we think of music icons that died tragically and way too early, Michael Jackson, John Lennon and, more recently, Whitney Houston, come to mind. But let’s not forget Bob Marley. He brought reggae music to the world, was a social activist and lived a controversial life that rivals any of the aforementioned. His