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Oakland's new mayor Barbara Lee fights high crime and tells federal law enforcement to stay away

Barbara Lee has been Oakland’s mayor for half a year

The Independent UK

What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know

The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today

The Guardian - US

The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities

International trade boomed with the city’s early adoption of technological and economic changes, but Black neighborhoods became ‘sacrifice zones’

The Guardian - US

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Hollywood, a fake film & Huey P. Newton

Showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois on the Apple TV+ series that explores one slice of the Black Panthers' history

Salon

The week in TV: Better Off Dead?; Bridgerton; The Gathering; The Big Cigar – review

Assisted dying is shockingly unpacked by Liz Carr; Nicola Coughlan moves centre stage in Netflix’s Regency romp; Skins meets Euphoria in a Liverpool psychodrama. Plus, the trouble with a ‘mostly true’ Black Panthers drama

The Guardian - UK

The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend

From Regency romance to a sci-fi Western, here's what to watch this weekend

Total Film

9 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video and more (May 17-19)

Our guide on what to watch this weekend includes 'Bridgerton,' 'Challengers' and 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

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The Big Cigar review – proof that Hollywood can’t be trusted to tell the stories of Black radicals

This drama about a fake movie fabricated to let Black Panther fugitive Huey P Newton flee to Cuba in the 70s not only dilutes the story of a Black leader – it centres the white characters. Eyes will roll

The Guardian - UK

How to watch The Big Cigar: stream the true historical drama online

Here's how you can watch The Big Cigar, ready for when it debuts on Friday, May 17.

WhatToWatch

Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ Returns, Apple TV Plus’ ‘The Big Cigar’ Debuts: What’s Premiering This Week (May 13-19)

A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services

Multichannel News

From Girls Aloud to Doctor Who: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A decade on from their breakup, the UK girl band are back for a big arena tour, while Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord is here for his long-awaited appointment

The Guardian - UK

The Big Cigar to Bridgerton: the seven best shows to stream this week

An utterly gripping drama about Black Panther Huey P Newton being smuggled to Cuba, plus Nicola Coughlan finally takes centre stage in the hit Regency romance

The Guardian - UK

The Big Cigar: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Huey P. Newton drama

The Big Cigar is a new drama based on a magazine article by Joshuah Bearman about Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton. Here's what we know about it.

WhatToWatch

New on Apple TV Plus in May 2024 — all the new shows and movies

May 2024 introduces some fresh shows and movies for Apple TV Plus, including "Dark Matter", "The Big Cigar", "Trying" and more.

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Sisters of the revolution: the women of the Black Panther party

A new photobook recalls the crucial but often overlooked role played by women in the Black Panther party. The photographer Stephen Shames and his co-author Ericka Huggins look back

WEKU

The National Park Service expands its African-American history sites

The National Park Service is trying to include more Black history into the story of America. Some of the proposed sites are painful, others are controversial.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Free Huey Newton

The Illinois Black Panther Party held a “Free Huey Newton” rally in Chicago on May 1, 1969. Here’s how and why it went down.

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