This film might inspire someone to become an agent of change,” RaMell Ross says. “But ultimately, I hope that it gives people ...

Florida’s dark history of abuse, neglect and systemic cruelty is not solely a Black narrative. It is a human tragedy. While “Nickel Boys” captures the unique horrors endured by African American youth ...

Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, between 1940 and 1975. Soon, that money will be dispersed among hundreds of elderly survivors. Divided among them, the financial compensation is modest ...

The details of the story were inspired by the real story of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, a town roughly 60 miles west of Tallahassee. Arthur G. Dozier School attendees share ...

It’s clear that “Nickel Boys” is handcrafted with love and respect, offering the real-life victims the dignity that they’ve ...

Students currently in the program will be able to graduate this year, but its fate next school year is in question, the ...

A movie based on north Florida's shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys has received two Oscar nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards. The film, "Nickel Boys," is an adaptation of a Pulitzer ...

Based on Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name, the film is a historical drama inspired by the Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed reform school.