Throughout the history of the Star Wars franchise, there have been very few black characters. In the seventh episode of the saga, set to be released in late 2015, John Boyega, who is black, plays a storm...

It is 2014: nearly 60 years since the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, 49 years since the passing of the Civil Rights act of 1965, and America’s sixth year with a Black president. Yet, despite all...