Happy Birthday Dr. King!
As a student at Howard University, I remember well the day the 2nd historic March on Washington happened. It was arctic cold and Dr. King’s birthday was still not recognized like the national holiday we know today. There were a few states holding out, so the March on Washington happened spearheaded by Stevie Wonder who penned s song for the occasion.
Ironically enough, it was President Ronald Reagan who signed the bill into existence on November 2, 1983 with his widow Coretta Scott King present for this historic occasion.
In celebration of Dr. King and his legacy, here is a list of films chronicling the life of this man along with his famous speeches “Mountaintop” and “I Have a Dream”
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
You can also catch the made for television series by PBS – Eyes On The Prize on Amazon.com and a King movie especially made for children…
Enjoy, Embrace and Remember although much progress is made…we still have a long way to go. Nominated for two Academy Awards this year, SELMA is the recent film specifically dealing with the infamous Montgomery, Alabama march and is in theaters now. For my review…click on the link below
Carla Renata
I love, love love movies, watching them and discussing them...thus the birth of The Curvy Film Critic!!! Host/Producer/FilmCritic-Expert, I am an member of such esteemed organizations as Critics Choice Association, African American Film Critics Association, Online Association of Female Film Critics and Alliance of Women Film Journalists. My op-eds or features have been seen in VARIETY, RogerEbert.com, Maltin on Movies, as well as being a frequent Guest Contributor to Fox 11-LA, NPR, Good Day LA, Turner Classic Movies, KCRW Press Play with Madeline Brand and Cherry Picks. Catch my reviews on The Curvy Critic with Carla Renata - LIVE!!! Mondays 5pm PST via You Tube or Facebook Live. If you like what you read please shout me out and subscribe to The Curvy Critic on YouTube. You can chat with me across all social media platforms @TheCurvyCritic and as always, thanks for supporting a sista'
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