Tag: john ridley

On Tuesday, March 19, Netflix hosted the premiere event of SHIRLEY, starring Regina King, at the legendary Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Academy Award winner Regina King was joined by Oscar-winning director-screenwriter John Ridley and cast members Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherrie, Dorian Crossmond Missick, W. Earl Brown, Brad James and […]

Regina King is running. This March, the Oscar winner will star as political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in a new film chronicling her groundbreaking run for president of the United States. In 1972, Chisholm became the first Black candidate to seek a major party’s nomination for president. But she was already a pioneer: In 1968, the […]