Movies
Culture
‘High Flying Bird’ dares to imagine an NBA divorced from the plantation
Tarell Alvin McCraney and Steven Soderbergh deliver a clever film about who does, and doesn’t, have power in pro basketball
Sports
What if the NBA were player-owned? ‘High Flying Bird’ imagines the ultimate disruption
In director Steven Soderbergh’s new film, the power struggle and activism across sports comes into focus

Culture
Documentary chronicles struggling community around Mercedes-Benz Stadium ahead of Super Bowl
Film shows poverty, gentrification around Martin Luther King Jr.’s old neighborhood near Atlanta stadium
Culture
‘What Men Want’ is an excellent sports movie with a woman, Taraji P. Henson, at its center
Karl-Anthony Towns, Shaq, Grant Hill and Lisa Leslie have cameos in new comedy
Culture
Sundance report: Michael B. Jordan and ‘Moonlight’ writer team up for OWN series
The intense ‘David Makes Man’ is about a gifted kid looking for a way up
Culture
Present-day adaptation of ‘Native Son’ opens Sundance 2019
Largest indie film festival in U.S. has another record year of black films, black casts and black leads
Culture
How LeBron James threw a big assist to Golden Globes winner Octavia Spencer
Former Division I basketball player Mahershala Ali wins big for controversial ‘Green Book’
Culture
How a guy who played with Cole Beasley and Marquise Goodwin ends up a movie star
‘Moonlight’ star Trevante Rhodes set for Netflix’s horror movie ‘Bird Box’ with Sandra Bullock
Culture
Historic Grammy nod, huge holiday film — Janelle Monae is Hollywood’s newest MVP
‘It’s time for us to have as much creative freedom as those who are privileged.’