![]() ![]() McBride was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama for “humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America. We all feel privileged to bring Deacon King Kong to the screen,” said Sister CEO, Stacey Snider. His characters are vibrant and alive and, his themes – that community, faith and love are contagious – are powerful and relevant, particularly today. “James McBride is one of America’s greats. To uncover the causes and consequences of this burst of violence – some of them serious, some of them funny – Deacon King Kong takes the reader through life in the Cause Houses housing projects, inspired by the Red Hook housing projects that produced McBride and remain an integral part of his life.” 38 from his pocket, and shoots the project’s drug dealer at point-blank range. Per the book’s synopsis, “a fumbling, comical old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a. ![]() Netflix Greenlights Keira Knightley Thriller & Latest Series From 'The Crown' Producer Left Bank ![]()
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