'LUV': An Ex-Con Hero With Feet of Clay

Published January 19, 2013

'LUV': An Ex-Con Hero With Feet Of Clay

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Writer-director Sheldon Candis, drawing on his own childhood relationship with his Baltimore drug dealer uncle, crafts a poignant and believable relationship between 11-year-old Woody (Michael Rainey Jr.) and the man he idolizes, his Uncle Vincent …
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28 percent of drug cases involve Saudi women: Justice Ministry

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A 22-year-old recovering drug addict who asked she only be identified by her initials, S.H., spoke of her ordeal of falling prey to a gang that trafficked drugs using women. “I come from a broken home and I had a lot of issues growing up. I was hurt …
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Out of Frame: LUV

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He's in Baltimore, a virtual orphan living with his grandmother (Lonette McKee), his absent mom rumored to be in drug rehab in North Carolina. Enter Vincent (Common). Woody's uncle is just back from an eight-year stint in prison, and seems to be on the …
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