Local News

National News

COMMUNITY VOICE (via Blackpressusa.com) — Georgia voters made history on Nov. 3 by electing eight Democratic women to statewide offices, securing seven of the state’s eight major executive positions. Among the victors, Penny Brown Reynolds defeated her Republican opponent to become the first Black woman elected as Georgia’s secretary of state.

View Our e-Edition

Entertainment

      From Fruitvale Station to Black Panther, filmmaker Ryan Coogler is known for using his artistry as a vessel to tell powerful stories that convey poignant messages and the Oakland native will continue to expand his imprint in the realm of entertainment through a new partnership. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coogler has inked a multi-year deal with Disney TV.

     The origin of this story goes back to 1975, when French director/screenwriter Romain Gary (ex-husband of actress Jean Seberg) worked under the pseudonym Émile Ajar and penned the classic novel La Vie Devant Soi (The Life Before Us): An orphaned Arab boy, Momo, is devoted to Madame Rosa, a dying and elderly survivor of Auschwitz and a former prostitute. The setting is Paris’ immigrant slum, Belleville, where ladies of the night, pimps, transvestites and petty thieves flourish. Gary’s book earned France’s Prix Goncourt—equivalent to a Pulitzer—firmly establishing the tale’s pedigree.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

OP ED