This, the opening scene of director George Tillman Jr.’s “The Hate U Give,” is what sold Russell Hornsby on the project ... him a meeting with Tillman (“Soul Food,” “Notorious ...

When he first rehearsed the opening scene of the film “The Hate U Give,” actor Russell ... within my soul that I have to maintain my integrity as a man and protect my family,” Hornsby ...

“The Hate U Give,” an achingly topical film about a police shooting and racial strife, begins with Oakland-born actor Russell Hornsby giving ... Cleaver memoir) ‘Soul On Ice.’ ...

For decades, Russell Hornsby has pitted his ... Its most popular toy had been a light-up bear called Glo-E. In the spring of 2008, Natalie Hornsby said, the family put on their thinking caps ...