Actor/humanitarian-turned-writer/director Nate Parker first received critical attention for his starring role in “The Great Debaters” opposite Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker. Nate received an honorary Doctorate from Wiley College, the […]
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Reverential Biopic Revisits Life of Infamous Slave Revolt Leader
Nat Turner (Nate Parker) was born into slavery on October 2, 1800 on a sprawling plantation located in Southampton County, Va. There, as a precocious child, he exhibited a thirst […]