BOSTON – For many, the third Monday of January is considered a day off from work and school to go skiing, sleep in, or catch a movie. This Martin Luther King Day, why not take some time to learn more about King's life and the civil rights movement or honor his legacy? Here are a few suggestions:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's diversity crisis has loomed large over awards season and the big question going into the 88th annual Academy Awards was whether it would dominate the ceremony, too. It did, of course, but it wasn't alone.
The evening turned out to be a platform not just for racial representation in the movies, led by host Chris Rock's incisive insight and parody, but a wide array of causes, from global warming and bank reform to sexual abuse in church and on campus. It was a subtle plea from the film community that the movies and artists honored at Sunday night's ceremony did have purpose and meaning — even in this second year of #OscarsSoWhite.
