Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, recently sat down with Belafonte and criminal justice activist Carmen Perez for an exclusive interview to discuss Belafonte's upcoming music and arts festival, Many Rivers to Cross.

The director and actor is scheduled to appear on 60 Minutes to discuss his upcoming film.

One follower attacked Trigga, saying that he was "dense" for downplaying Parker's acquittal.

Despite all the controversy surrounding Nate Parker, he still remains upbeat, positive, and proud of his work.

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https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/774494206480048128 Nate Parker’s new film is getting such good feedback it may be able to overcome the controversy surrounding its creator. The Nat Turner biopic Birth Of A Nation got a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival Friday. According to the BBC, the audience was enthralled by Parker’s film. Speaking after the film, Parker said: “I […]

To offer his opinion on Nate Parker and 'Birth of a Nation,' which is set to hit theaters on October 7, the retired athlete wrote a review of the film.

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  https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/773542778966016000 Dallas Cowboys top pick Ezekiel Elliott was cleared of domestic battery charges Wednesday.Police dropped the charges, which were brought on by Elliott’s ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson, who is White. Overwhelming evidence showed that Thompson lied when she said Elliott pulled her out of a car and assaulted her in Columbus, Ohio this July, just months after Elliott was […]

  Roland Martin talks to Sil Lai Abrams, a sexual assault survivor and CEO of Truth and Reality, about Birth Of A Nation co-star Gabrielle Union’s op-ed piece in the LA Times. “I have complete empathy as a fellow survivor. In her op-ed she stated that she was unaware of the charges that were made in college. […]

Birth of a Nation actress Gabrielle Union has spoken out regarding the rape allegations against filmmaker Nate Parker.

8/31/16- Roland Martin talks to Dr. Assata Richards, a Penn State alumni ,about why she and other former students are defending Nate Parker. “We feel strongly that the media was misrepresenting the facts of the case. There was need for clarity. There was over 700 pages of transcript that people aren’t talking about.Nate Parker went through the […]

The 'Birth of a Nation' actor and director says the 'toxic male culture' aided in his inexperience to properly address the ongoing controversy.

The past month has totally changed the perception of Nate Parker for many people.