Danielle Deadwyler on Ancestors, Oppression, and Bringing the Past to Light
Two years after breaking audiences’ hearts with her steely yet devastating turn as mother turned activist Mamie Till-Mobley ...
After controversial snub, ‘Piano Lesson’ returns Danielle Deadwyler to Oscar race
Two years ago, the actor found herself in an Oscars controversy after being snubbed for 'Till.' Now she returns with 'Piano ...
What haunted the creators of ‘The Piano Lesson’
The Oscar winner has made it his mission to bring the works of August Wilson, the great American playwright whose work elevated the everyday lives of Black folks, to the big screen. But the team ...
‘The Piano Lesson’ adapts a great American play into an off-key movie
An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.