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Getting the finale wrong can taint show legacy

After nearly a decade, the beloved HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” came to an end Sunday night. Leading up to the finale, more than a million disappointed viewers petitioned for the final season to be re-made altogether. Vladimir Duthiers reports with no spoilers. Source Read More »

Ava DuVernay on humanizing Central Park Five

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were wrongly accused of the brutal rape of a jogger in New York City’s Central Park. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise became known as the Central Park Five. The boys were charged and convicted with no physical evidence implicating them. But in 2002, their convictions were overturned ... Read More »

“When They See Us”: Ava DuVernay tried to “humanize” Central Park Five

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were wrongly accused of the brutal rape of a jogger in New York City’s Central Park. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise became known as the Central Park Five. The boys were charged and convicted with no physical evidence implicating them. But in 2002, their convictions were overturned ... Read More »