Tag: Selma
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Review: Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere is the story of Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi). Her husband is in prison. Ruby is ready to attend medical school when he’s incarcerated, and she drops everything in her life to visit him and support his efforts for early parole.
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Gloria Steinem on “Chick Flicks”
Gloria Steinem blogs about books at Open Roads Media. The blog is called “Reading our way to the Revolution.” The once monthly column looks at a timeless and timely book. Her latest review is about The Group, a 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy. The Group is the latest review of a book that helped start…
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Review: Selma
Selma manages to take the microcosm of the marches in 1965 in Selma, Alabama to tell a sweeping saga that remains painfully relevant today. By focusing on this singular moment in a long battle, a vast epic is revealed. Much that is in the news today shouts unfinished to the battle fought by Dr. Martin…