MLK Day: Macro’s Charles D. King On The Life & Legacy Of Dr. King In America 2022

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorIn a new series, Variety catches up with the directors of the films shortlisted for the International Feature Film Oscar to discuss their road to the awards, what they’ve learned so far, and what’s taken them off guard.In Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee,” a former Afghan refugee grapples with his traumatic past in order to find his true self. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema – Documentary section, among numerous other accolades.

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Molly-Mae Hague recently shared clips showing off her lavish bedroom at her and boyfriend Tommy Fury's new rental home. The Love Island star, 22, is currently renting a new property after her and Tommy's £1.1million apartment was broken into last year, resulting in £800,000 worth of goods being stolen. Molly, who recently revealed she is gifting herself a new car, has been keen to keep the location of her new abode under wraps in order to avoid falling victim to another burglary.

Alison Hammond is returning to the This Morning studio to present the ITV show with Holly Willoughby for the second day in a row. Holly, 40, who returned to the show last week after Phillip Schofield tested positive for Covid-19, shared the news on her Instagram feed on Tuesday 7 February alongside a snap of herself dressed in a red jumper with a black skirt and matching boots. Delighting her 7.6million fans, she wrote: "Morning Tuesday… back with the quite frankly flipping brilliant @alisonhammond55 today… see you on @thismorning at 10am," followed by a red heart emoji before listing her outfit details.

Scarlett Moffatt looks like she's having a lovely time away while in Dubai. The 31 year old Gogglebox star has shared glimpses of the trip on social media, with 36-year-old boyfriend Scott Dobinson. Scarlett was praised by fans for sharing a string of photos that didn't "look instagrammy" or "sexy" but instead showed what a fun time she and Scott had.

Boss Jim Goodwin believes St Mirren boast one of the best centre-back partnerships in Scotland.

As viewers tuned into watch ITV's brand new drama No Return on Monday evening, fans couldn't help being distracted.

Alex Lowry says he's got all eyes on his football after speculation linking him with signing a new Rangers contract.

A West Lothian architect is hoping to raise £30,000 for a cancer charity by cycling the entire route of the Tour de France a week ahead of the professionals.

Manager Jimmy Quigley insists Renfrew can’t afford to let their penalty problems cost them a promotion spot.

People with high blood pressure who regularly take paracetamol could be at increased risk of heart disease and strokes, a study suggests.

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The Premier League returns this midweek with most teams not having played a league fixture since the weekend of the 22-23 January with lots happening since then.

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 17-year-old boy found dead in a Salford park.

A claim has been staked for the £109.9 million jackpot by a single UK ticket-holder, according to Camelot.

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Avril Lavigne has postponed her 2022 UK and European headline tour.The Canadian singer-songwriter was due to hit the road later this month in support of her seventh studio album, ‘Love Sux’, which comes out on February 26 via Travis Barker‘s label DTA Records.Following a string of European appearances, Lavigne was scheduled to return to the UK for gigs in Manchester (March 25) and London (27, 28, 29).The tour was initially set to take place in March/April 2020, but was pushed back to 2021 due to COVID. New dates for 2022 were then announced last October.Taking to social media yesterday (February 7), Lavigne shared the “unfortunate news” that she had made the “difficult decision” to postpone her UK and European tour until April/May 2023.“Due to the ongoing issues surrounding the pandemic, there are a series of travel and venue restrictions from country to country that have made the tour not possible to happen,” the statement continued.A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne)“It’s not an easy decision, but it’s one that will help ensure that we are able to play every single date of the tour, put on the best show possible at full capacity, and operate in a safe environment.”Lavigne concluded: “It really breaks my heart to have to do this, but I know it will be worth the wait.”You can see the full list of new shows in the post above.

Slowthai made a surprise appearance with Brockhampton at their show in London last night – check out the footage below.The Texas group were playing the first of two headline gigs at the O2 Academy Brixton yesterday (February 7) before they bow out with a pair of final live appearances at Coachella in April.During the 23-track set, Slowthai – real name Tyron Frampton – took to the stage to perform ‘Heaven Belongs To You’, his 2019 collaboration with Brockhampton. The song appears on the boyband’s fifth album ‘Ginger’.The Northampton rapper then assisted Kevin Abstract and co.

had been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer during a regular health check-up. While it did not specify when the diagnosis took place, it noted that the actress had undergone surgery to treat the condition under the recommendation of her doctor.“After her surgery, Park So-dam has been going to the hospital for regular treatments.

All Of Us Are Dead director Lee Jae-kyoo has spoken about the idea about the social issues that are brought up in the hit Netflix K-drama series.In an interview published by The Korea Times, Lee shared his thoughts on how the series’ running themes of bullying and school violence runs parallel to society at large, expressing his wishes for viewers to re-evaluate their roles in real life.“On the surface, the story talks about school bullying but I don’t think society at large is much different [from school],” he explained. “At first, you might think how cruel those kids can be.

Charli XCX has reached out to K-pop idol and SEVENTEEN member Vernon about a possible collaboration.Over the weekend on February 6, the British singer took to Twitter to ask fans who they would like to see her collaborate with on a remix of her recent single ‘Beg For You’, featuring London-based Japanese singer Rina Sawayama. Soon after, fans of Venon, who has been a long-time fan of the pop star, began suggesting that the pair work together.Charli XCX soon took notice, tweeting earlier today (February 8) to ask fans how she could contact the K-pop idol.

MACRO Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival is taking place virtually this year from January 21-23, 2022. Hosted by MACRO, “a multi-platform media company representing the voice and perspectives of Black people, indigenous people and people of color,” the event is one of the most anticipated events at the Sundance Film Festival. Charles D.

Queen of the South co-producer and Queen Sugar producer Tina Mabry has signed on to direct and co-write Pretty Big at Warner Bros. and HBO Max, a project which Mike Jackson of Get Lifted Film Co., Poppy Hanks and Jelani Johnson of Macro and Kristina Sorensen will produce.

Trisha Yearwood has raised more than $36,000 for the #BettyWhiteChallenge on what would have been the late comedian's 100th birthday. Trisha joined forces with Dottie's Yard Fund which distributes funds to animal charities across the country, and talkshoplive, the leading live streaming online network, and matched donations up to $10,000 to bring in tens of thousands for charity in Betty's name.MORE: Betty White's greatest quotes to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday"Who doesn't love Betty White? We all do.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., the NBA enlisted the help of Dwyane Wade, a former player. The two delivered an inspiring TV spot that hopes to inspire young people to follow and live out MLK’s legacy. Vanessa Bryant’s daughters are tiny pros on the slopes: ‘This is where Gigi and Nani learned’Vanessa Bryant won’t stop fighting for justice after deputy trainee showed photos of Kobe Bryant’s body at a barThe spot, titled “Imagine” is voiced by Dwyane Wade and is made up of footage of himself intercut with videos of Martin Luther King giving speeches and walking in alongide nonviolent protestors in the Civil Rights Movement marches.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wanted to set an example on a special day. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex provided meals for volunteers and staff organizing Monday’s events at The King Center in Atlanta, a spokesperson for the couple told People magazine.The couple also received support from the late minister and activist's daughter, Dr.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry showed their support for The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, commonly known as The King Center, on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.