From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes this Netflix film that chronicles the journey of Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden from a fierce teenage battle emcee to Hip Hop legend. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council member and film producer Mimi Valdés, Roxanne Shanté, and more.
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Black Films Come Out Of The Vault In TCM, Black Critics Monthlong Showcase | Forbes
Not only are these movies integral to the history of American cinema, but they shine a light on how the black experience is portrayed on camera.
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Aretha Franklin’s Revolution | The Atlantic
The soul singer was an architect of the civil-rights movement as much as a witness to it.
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From Birth of a Nation to BlacKkKlansman: Hollywood’s complex relationship with the KKK | The Guardian
Spike Lee’s latest film, about a black detective infiltrating the Klan, once again raises the issue of how seriously cinema should take the white supremacist group.
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Review: ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ Is a Striking Dream Vision of Race | The New York Times
HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness” is like almost nothing you’ve seen on TV before. But it begins with a kind of image you’ve seen much too often.
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Get Hype for the BlackStar Film Fest With This New Trailer | Colorlines
With just a month until the seventh annual celebration of Black cinematic excellence, the team behind the Philly-based festival has you covered with a full dose of #BlackGirlMagic.
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Ava DuVernay becomes first black woman to direct a $100 million movie | Chicago Tribune
DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film.
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WATCH: ‘Quest’ Follows a Black Family’s Highs, Lows for 8 Years | Colorlines
The PBS-streamed documentary follows the Rainey family throughout the Obama administration to offer a rare, complex portrait of a working-class Black family.
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How Beyoncé and Jay-Z put a visionary African film back in the spotlight | The Guardian
Touki Bouki was a commercial flop in 1973. But the arresting image used in the couple’s latest tour has sparked new interest
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Mr. Soul! To Screen At AFI DOCS On June 16th | Roger Ebert
“SOUL!” turned a spotlight on the Black Arts Movement
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