Tag Archives: Solomon Northup

Black Women and the Body Police

Posted on December 20, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ayana Byrd When “12 Years a Slave” was released in October, Time magazine wanted to go that extra step. Instead of a review or a 300-word treatise on how this was the hardest and the best film they had … Continue reading →

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It’s time to take the white savior out of slavery narratives

Posted on December 17, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Daniel Jose’ Older In December of 1836, black abolitionist David Ruggles boarded a Portuguese slave ship in the New York harbor, freed its captives and had the white captain arrested. Tensions still ran high in the city from two … Continue reading →

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12 Years a Slave and the Obama Era

Posted on December 5, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Jonathan Chait This last weekend, I finally saw 12 Years a Slave. It was the most powerful movie I’ve ever seen in my life, an event so gripping and terrifying that, when I went to bed ten hours later … Continue reading →

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12 Years A Slave

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

Opening in limited release on October 18, 2013 comes the story of Solomon Northup a free black man from New York who is sold into slavery in pre-Civil War America. 12 Years a Slave stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender,Quvenzhané Wallis, Alfre Woodard , and … Continue reading →

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