The Piano Lesson,” Netflix’s adaptation of the August Wilson drama, scored a leading 14 nominations Tuesday for the 56th NAACP Image Awards, while ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” collected 10 nods and ...

“The Fire Inside” is not the first time Shields’ story has been told on film; the multiple world title holder was also the ...

Littler’s brilliant finishing killed off the challenge of three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen to cement the teenaged genius among the greats of the sport ...

The story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country’s ...

When Claressa Shields first talked to Ryan Destiny, she immediately sized her ... the 29-year-old singer and actress who starred on Fox's music business drama "Star" for three seasons from 2016 ...

Scripted by director Barry Jenkins (he made the Oscar-winning Best Picture “Moonlight”), starring Ryan Destiny, 29, as Claressa and Brian Tyree Henry, 42, as her coach and mentor ...

Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry became best friends while working ... So I was always at her trailer door playing music, ...

I always want to pay homage to that.” On this morning, Shields is sitting on a hotel couch with Ryan Destiny, the rising Detroit actress who portrays her in the film, and Rachel Morrison ...

But all of it helped me get to where I am. I always want to pay homage to that.” On this morning, Shields is sitting on a hotel couch with Ryan Destiny, the rising Detroit actress who portrays her in ...

Ryan Destiny said her role playing iconic female boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields in “The Fire Inside” helped her develop a new level of trust in herself as an actress. “I think I found a ...

But once the movie ends, only one thing remains -- finally meeting Ryan Destiny, the actor whose portrayal of Shields made her proud. The two had spoken over the phone throughout the filming process.