By: Rivéa Ruff “With all that we’ve gone through as a world, as a community, as Black folks, I think it’s time for us to wake up the love,” playwright […] The post WATCH | Suzan-Lori Parks and Kenny Leon On Why The World Needs “Topdog/Underdog” Now appeared first on Essence.

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The actress’s mother was battling health issues at the time she was filming the project in Belfast, Ireland. Today, The School for Good and Evil starring Kerry Washington and Charlize […] The post WATCH | Kerry Washington Says Being Away From Her Family While Making The School For Good And Evil Was Hard appeared first on Essence.

Benjamin Cole is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday.