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"Rise Up" singer Andra Day will debut on screen as Lady Day in the movie "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" on Feb. 26.  Lee Daniels directs this highly anticipated Hulu exclusive, which is  as much about the Blues legend's personal demons as it is about the struggle with the demon of racism. The  story was adapted from the book "Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs" by British writer Johann Hari that profiles Hoilday's heroine addiction during the early days of the drug crisis in America and other countries.     Suzan-Lori Parks wrote the screen play that centers on Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" that the government tried to censor through harrassing and punishing the singer who used it as a form of protest agaisnt lyunching.  They used Holiday's  drug habit to take her down when she would not stop "making trouble" with the song that she refused to stop singing.  This is the show the runne...

  CPAC Hosts Worldwide Premiere with Jon Voight, Joey Lawrence, Stacey Dash, and Other Cast Members   On February 26, The Red Carpet Event will be the Main Attraction at the Largest Conservative Convention of the Year .   New York, NY - On the evening of February 26, The  Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)  will serve as the host of the Red Carpet Premiere of the highly-anticipated film  ROE V. WADE.   This exclusive event will bring together thousands of leaders and activists in the conservative space, both online and in person, to share in the story behind the most famous court case in US history.    Writer/director Nick Loeb states,  “ CPAC brings together an audience unparalleled in their commitment to truth and traditional values. The story behind the Roe v. Wade headlines is just as important to understand now as it was in 1973. We are excited to have the opportunity to bring the cast of Roe v. Wade together, in person...