Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020): Viola Davis as Ma Rainey. Cr. David Lee / Netflix by Ellen Wanjiru Adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM celebrates the transformative power of the blues and the artists who refuse to let society’s prejudices dictate their worth. Directed by George C. […]
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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SEE THE STAR TRANSFORM INTO THE TREACHEROUS TRUMPET PLAYER LEVEE. BY KEYAIRA BOONE Netflix has released the official trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The anticipated film is an adaptation of August Wilson’s critically acclaimed stage play. Set in 1927’s Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis as the real-life “Mother of the […]