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Precious' Lee Daniels and Slumdog's Christian Colson Go to Selma

Lee Daniels’ new movie, Precious, has garnered riotous praise and deafening Oscar buzz. Now, it’s time for Daniels to try his hand at another buzz-worthy, socially conscious project....  read more

Martin Luther King Jr. Books Get Republished After 20 Years

Martin Luther King Jr.'s son, Dexter King, has authorized the republishing of his late father's books, which have not been available for nearly 20 years. Publishing company Beacon Press will re-release these books on Jan. 18, 2010, three days before what would have been the civil rights leader's 80th birthday....  read more

Steven Spielberg Set to Produce MLK Biopic

Steven Spielberg will make good on his longtime plan to put together a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. at DreamWorks, though he will do it as a producer rather than a director. ...  read more

Kanye West combines MLK, Louis Vuitton for new moniker

It's one of those slow news days. The kind of day when you're thankful that Kanye West (and his inimitable flair for the unpredictable) exists. Today is one of the days when you ask yourself: Is Kanye West really combining the names of  one of America's greatest civil rights leaders and a fashion designer, then apparently using that name as his own?...  read more