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Focus Features & Regal Are Offering FREE SCREENINGS of ‘Harriet’ to Honor Black History Month!

 

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In celebration of Black History Month, Focus Features and Regal have partnered to offer free screenings of Harriet in 50 theatres around the United States on Tuesday, February 4, and Tuesday, February 11. The film depicts the life of one of history’s most courageous African American heroes, Harriet Tubman, bringing her story to the big screen for the very first time. For her work as the titular role of Harriet, Cynthia Erivo has been nominated for two Academy Awards®, for Best Actress and Best Original Song for “Stand Up,” which she co-wrote with Joshuah Brian Campbell.

Below is the official trailer of the movie:

Moviegoers can get free tickets through Gofobo here.

Erivo leads an incredible supporting cast of Tony Award® winner Leslie Odom Jr. (Murder on the Orient Express, Broadway’s Hamilton), Joe Alwyn (Mary Queen of Scots, The Favourite), Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight) Vodie Curtis Hall (“For the People,” Romeo & Juliet), and Vanessa Bell Calloway (Coming to America, Saints and Sinners). Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Black Nativity,) directs and co-writes the script with producer Gregory Allen Howard (Remember the Titans, Ali). Harriet is also produced by Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Diaries, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Beasts of No Nation).

Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Haunted by memories of those she left behind, Harriet (Erivo) ventures back into dangerous territory on a mission to lead others to freedom. With allies like abolitionist William Still (Odom Jr.) and the entrepreneurial Marie Buchanon (Monáe), Harriet risks capture and death to guide hundreds to safety as one of the most prominent conductors of the Underground Railroad. Witness the story of a woman who defied impossible odds to change the course of her life and the fate of the nation.

Free screenings will be offered at these theatre locations:

Regal New Roc 4DX, IMAX & RPX – New York

Regal Galleria Mall – New York

Regal Edwards Long Beach & IMAX – Los Angeles

Regal Edwards Aliso Viejo & IMAX – Los Angeles

Regal Cantera & RPX – Chicago

Regal UA Riverview Plaza IMAX & RPX – Philadelphia

Regal Hacienda Crossings ScreenX, IMAX & RPX – San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose

Regal Fox Run & RPX – Boston (Manchester)

Regal Majestic &IMAX – Washington, DC (Hagerstown)

Regal Potomac Yard – Washington, DC (Hagerstown)

Regal Arbor Place & IMAX – Atlanta

Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace ScreenX & RPX – Houston

Regal Auburn-Washington – Seattle-Tacoma

Regal Park Place & RPX – Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota)

Regal Oakwood – Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

Regal UA Denver Pavilions 4DX & RPX – Denver

Regal Richmond Town Square – Cleveland-Akron (Canton)

Regal Waterford Lakes 4DX & IMAX – Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne

Regal Stockton City Center & IMAX – Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto

Regal Movies On TV – Portland, OR

Regal Brier Creek – Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville)

Regal Stonecrest At Piper Glen 4DX, IMAX & RPX – Charlotte

Regal UA Snowden Square – Baltimore

Regal Rancho Del Rey – San Diego

Regal Hollywood ScreenX & RPX – Nashville

Regal Live Oak & RPX – San Antonio

Regal Hollywood & RPX – Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-

Regal Royal Palm Beach & RPX – West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce

Regal Aliante & IMAX – Las Vegas

Regal Manor – Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York

Regal Macarthur Center & RPX – Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News

Regal Warren Moore 4DX & IMAX – Oklahoma City

Regal UA Cottonwood – Albuquerque-Santa Fe

Regal Greensboro Grande & RPX – Greensboro-High Point-W.Salem

Regal Arbor @ Great Hills – Austin

Regal River City Marketplace – Jacksonville

Regal Transit Center & IMAX – Buffalo

Regal Edwards Fresno 4DX & IMAX – Fresno-Visalia

Regal McCain Mall & RPX – Little Rock-Pine Bluff

Regal Commonwealth & IMAX – Richmond-Petersburg

Regal Colonie Center & RPX – Albany-Schenectady-Troy

Regal Pinnacle ScreenX, 4DX, IMAX & RPX – Knoxville

Regal Belltower & ScreenX – Ft. Myers-Naples

Regal River Ridge – Roanoke-Lynchburg

Regal Warren East – Wichita-Hutchinson

Regal Sandhill IMAX & RPX – Columbia, SC

Regal Swamp Fox – Myrtle Beach-Florence

Regal Augusta Exchange & IMAX – Augusta-Aiken

Regal Salisbury & RPX – Salisbury

Regal Stonefield & IMAX – Charlottesville

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21st Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration to Premiere TONIGHT at 8 P.M. on BET!

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 30: Rickey Smiley (L) and Yolanda Adams attend the BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at the James L. Knight Center on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for BET)

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The 21st Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, hosted by national radio and TV personality Rickey Smiley, will return to BET Networks for a seventh consecutive year on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 8PM ET/PT. The annual NFL-sanctioned event was filmed in front of a live audience at the James L. Knight Center during Super Bowl LIV week in Miami.

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 30: Travis Greene performs onstage during the BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at the James L. Knight Center on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET)

The one-hour Super Bowl Gospel Celebration special features performances by Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Commissioned Reunion, Travis Greene, Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, BET Sunday Best winners Le’Andria Johnson (Season 3) and Melvin Crispell III (Season 9) and the NFL Players Choir.

MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 30: DeAndre Hopkins (L) and Sabrina Greenlee speak onstage during the BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at the James L. Knight Center on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET)

This year’s presenters include NFL players DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans), Devin Funchess (Indianapolis Colts), Wesley Woodyard (Tennessee Titans) and Mike Daniels (Detroit Lions).

The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will also honor NFL siblings and American Cancer Society ambassadors Quinnen Williams (New York Jets) and Quincy Williams (Jacksonville Jaguars) with the 2020 Faith In Action Award. The Williams brothers lost their mother to breast cancer in 2010 – turning tragedy into triumph the brothers now donate their time and resources to ensure that African Americans receive proper testing for cancer in urban communities.

In collaboration with the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration and BET Networks, the American Cancer Society will be featured during the broadcast to share the critical importance of cancer prevention and awareness. Viewers will have a chance to donate $10 or more to the American Cancer Society by texting HOPE to 20222, or by clicking here to donate online anytime.

Check out a snippet of what you will see below!

Originating at Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, the annual event joins together key NFL Players, top Gospel/Contemporary Christian and mainstream GRAMMY® Award-winning artists and special guests all on one stage to bring audiences an evening of uplifting music and inspirational messages.

By far, the largest multicultural event to take place during Super Bowl weekend in its 21-year run as an NFL-sanctioned event, SBGC has featured artists including Patti LaBelle, Yolanda Adams, Gladys Knight, Natalie Grant, MaryMary, Fantasia, Donnie McClurkin, Anthony Hamilton, among many others.

For information and tickets, visit superbowlgospel.com.

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Pastor of Dr. King Jr.’s Church, Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Enters Senate Race…

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Last week, I posted that I heard that Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once the pastor, was thinking of running for the U.S. Senate. And politicos have been wondering that if he did run, would he leave the pulpit. As of today, Pastor Warnock has confirmed that “yes,” he is running, but “no,” he is not leaving the pulpit…

Here’s a video in which he makes the announcement!

And below is why he is running according to his website WarnockForGeorgia.com:

Reverend Raphael Warnock grew up in Kayton Homes public housing in Savannah. The family was short on money, but long on faith, love and humor. Raphael and his eleven brothers and sisters were taught the meaning of hard work.Reverend Warnock’s father was a veteran, a small businessman, and a preacher. He spent the week hauling old cars to the local steel yard, and on Sundays he preached at a local church. Reverend Warnock’s mother grew up in Waycross, where she spent summers picking tobacco and cotton, and still lives in Savannah today. She worked hard to raise Raphael and his siblings to know that they could do anything they put their mind to.When he enrolled at Morehouse College, Reverend Warnock didn’t know how he would pay the full tuition. With the help of low-interest student loans and Pell Grants Raphael graduated, earned a Ph.D., and was ordained in the ministry. Fourteen years ago, he was chosen to serve as Senior Pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the former pulpit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was the youngest pastor selected to serve in that leadership role at the historic church.

Reverend Warnock believes his impact does not stop at the church door, and has been an advocate to expand health care coverage and to ensure hardworking Georgians can make a living wage.

As Senator, Reverend Warnock will bring to Washington the concerns of struggling Georgia families who wonder why no one is looking out for them. He will focus on fighting for quality, affordable health care, for the dignity of working people who are paid too little as our government works more for Wall Street, and to make sure every voice is heard.

If you would like to know more about Pastor Warnock’s campaign, join his campaign team or donate to his campaign, go to WarnockForGeorgia.com.

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