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By: Berhane Tadese Date: 05/02/2021 Produced by Liya Kebede and directed by Christopher Chambers, the documentary “A Fire Within” presents a true story of three Ethiopian women  who took on their torturer from the Derg regime, a military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. The film was featured at the 45th annual Atlanta Film Festival.   The three Ethiopian women are Edgegayehu “Edge” Taye, Elizabeth Demissie, and Hirut Abebe. After being jailed and tortured in their pre-teen and teenage years by Kelbessa Negewo, a Derg official nicknamed the “The Nightmare of Addis Abeba...

New York (TADIAS) — Next week A Fire Within, which is executive produced by Liya Kebede and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Chambers, is set to make it’s world premiere at the 45th Atlanta Film Festival with a special event outdoor “Drive-In” screening on April 30th at 8:00pm at the Plaza Theatre Atlanta. In addition, the film will also be available for viewing online. The new documentary A Fire Within brings to life the dramatic and widely reported story of three Ethiopian women in the U.S. that played out in an Altanta courtroom in the 1990′s when one of the women Hi...

WHYY By A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) This is one of a series of articles in which reporters from WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk answer questions about vaccines and COVID-19 submitted by you, our audience. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause in the distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot. That’s because ...

The first mainstream Super Hero of African descent, Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora—some already literary legends, others who are rising stars—have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Wakanda and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love.   T’Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires s...