The soundtrack to Birth of a Nation boosts a very diverse lineup of talent. Alongside Lecrae, Sir the Baptist, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, The Game and Nas is K. Michelle, Marko Penn, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Raye and more. While the album as a whole is labeled explicit, it does feature some PG content. […]

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

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Several of Nate Parker's Penn State classmates released a statement regarding the decades-old rape case.

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Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is questioning why filmmaker Nate Parker is under intense public scrutiny for rape charges leveled against him 17 years ago. He believes the rehashing smacks of a possible right-wing conspiracy to keep the public from seeing his film The Birth of a Nation, reports The New York Daily News. “If a […]

On Friday, he was asked by TMZ while in his car, about the 17-year-old rape case against the lauded actor and director.

The controversy ramped up last week when Parker was asked about a 1999 rape charge involving him and Jean Celestin, his college roommate and 'Birth of A Nation' collaborator, while they were students at Penn State University.

"Seventeen years ago, I experienced a very painful moment in my life,” Parker told Variety.

Fox Searchlight released the first trailer of The Birth of a Nation. The award-winning biopic of Nat Turner is scheduled for release in October.

Filmmaker Nate Parker announced that he intends to launch a film school this coming fall at Wiley College in Texas. The “Birth Of A Nation” director shared with reporters over the weekend that the East Texas school will give students a wide-ranging variety of coursework as it pertains to filmmaking, Variety reports. In an interview […]

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Paramount and Netflix dropped out of an overnight bidding war that ended with the historically large offer from Fox Searchlight.