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The Last Black Man in San Francisco review – heartfelt ode to the city | The Guardian

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019African American Cinema, African American Commuities ...

Impressive visuals, strong performances and earnest intentions wrestle with an overly precious tone in an ambitious directorial debut.

Rashidah De Vore Launches X On Demand: An Ingenious Cross Between Netflix and Black Twitter | The Network Journal

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

When Writer/Photographer/Content Creator Rashidah De Vore found difficulty getting her projects picked up by different companies and producers, she did what any self-respecting, entrepreneurial-minded woman would do: she created her own way.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s charming directorial debut | The Guardian

January 28, 2019March 23, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The actor’s first film behind the camera is a stirring adaptation of a William Kamkwamba memoir telling an astonishing story of triumph in Malawi.

Audra McDonald Heading Back to Broadway to Star in Romance | Atlanta Black Star

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald is heading back to Broadway to be a waitress — but not in “Waitress.”

Regina King and Colman Domingo Make Us Better With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ | Colorlines

January 7, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The veteran actors discuss their relationships to James Baldwin, what they brought to their portrayal of Sharon and Joe Rivers and the passion for rich Black characters.

If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love | The Atlantic

January 2, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel homes in on the familial tenderness that buoys the youthful protagonists amid devastatingly common injustices.

Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem | Hyperallergic

January 1, 2019African American Art, African American Cinema ...

Director Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph’s “Fly Paper” transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava’s 1950s portraits of Harlem.