Why I'm Seeing Selma This Weekend
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Selma , the film that chronicles Martin Luther King's struggle to pass the Civil Rights Act through organized protests in Selma, Alabama hits theaters tomorrow. Holla! Can't wait to see it this weekend. I'm ready and have been ready since I saw the trailer back in early December of last year. This film is directed by Ava DuVernay , a journalist turned film director and the script was written by Paul Webb . Acto r David Oyelowo , who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, signed on to take the role seven years ago. That's right, it took seven years for this film to get made. This film was made without the rights to King's speeches, which made the storytelling a bit of challenge, but from the critics I've listened to, a challenge that ...