This is the fourth film that the director and actor will have worked on together.

Coates explains that he took issue with Hillary Clinton's connections to Wall Street as well as her past involvement with criminal justice reform that has disproportionately hurt Black Americans.

The MacArthur "Genius" and award-winning author will kick off the HBCU's prestigious celebration of Black brilliance.

The critically-acclaimed journalist said he felt compelled to write about the stigma of Blacks being inclined towards criminal behavior after the brutal police killing of his Howard University classmate, Prince Jones.

In order to "stay woke" as they say, it is important to read the books that tell stories about your history and your experiences.