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  • Woman with dark hair holds sign that says Abolish I.C.E.

    Honduran Immigrant Accuses ICE Agent of Raping and Impregnating Her While Threatening Her Family

    The woman, who was coerced into becoming an ICE informant, filed a lawsuit against the former government official alleging he sexually assaulted her several times a week for seven years.

    Shani Saxon Oct 23, 2019 5:10PM EDT
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    Gabrielle Union Understands Why You Might Skip 'The Birth of a Nation'

    Union, who is featured in the movie, says she sympathizes with those who opted not to see it in reaction to director Nate Parker’s 1999 rape case and his handling of the fallout.

    Sameer Rao Oct 12, 2016 11:32AM EDT
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    Nate Parker Talks Rape Case in '60 Minutes,' 'Good Morning America' Interviews

    In the run up to “The Birth of a Nation’s” premiere this Friday, director Nate Parker addressed his infamous 1999 rape trial in two separate television interviews, declaring his innocence and his desire to shift attention toward the film.

    Sameer Rao Oct 3, 2016 1:56PM EDT
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    Spike Lee Revisits 'She's Gotta Have It' for Upcoming Netflix Series

    The series, based on Lee’s first feature-length film, comes a month after the movie’s 30th anniversary.

    Sameer Rao Sep 16, 2016 11:57AM EDT
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    Gabrielle Union Hopes Nate Parker Case, Movie Will 'Open Up The Conversation'

    Union, an actress and rape survivor who stars in “The Birth of a Nation,” addressed her co-star Nate Parker’s 1999 case in a candid new op-ed.

    Sameer Rao Sep 2, 2016 11:13AM EDT
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    Harry Belafonte, Penn State Alums Stand By Nate Parker

    “It’s interesting because it’s coming out the same time the film’s coming out,” said Belafonte of the renewed attention to Parker and Jean Celestin’s 1999 rape trial. 

    Sameer Rao Aug 25, 2016 11:12AM EDT
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