Armed police who surrounded and arrested a 13-year-old black boy after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun acted reasonably, the police watchdog has said. Their report today says ...

Nickel Boys is filmmaker RaMell Ross' first narrative feature, and it's a period piece primarily situated in a cinematic landscape depicted in an untold number of films: the 1960s Jim Crow South. An ...

Once at Nickel, Elwood hears whispers about what happens to the Black boys who don't "reform" to the liking of the disciplinarians in charge. A bit sheltered, he believes he can handle the ...

This visually inventive adaptation of a Colson Whitehead novel follows two boys at an abusive school ... the history of abject representations of Black humanity — he keeps on cradling them.

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CARTERVILLE — John A. Logan College’s Sports Cards & Collectibles Show on Dec. 7 brought excitement and unforgettable memories — especially for one young collector who had the thrill of a ...