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On ‘The Best of Enemies’: Hollywood Must Stop Using Black People as Narrative Devices | Colorlines

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Tambay Obenson writes that the film relegates Black people to “supporting roles in their own fight for freedom and recognition.”

Mati Diop on being the first black female director in Cannes | The Washington Post

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Jake Coyle | AP, The Washington Post Ms. Rivers founded the Black Bourbon Society in 2017. It now has more than 4,700 members.CreditAaron Borton for The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]CANNES[/dropcap], France — Mati Diop was initially disappointed when she, by reading a news article, discovered that she was the first black female filmmaker in the […]

‘Let’s Keep This a Casual Enough Conversation That We Can Find the Humor in Things’ | The Atlantic

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Wyatt Cenac talks about making a comedy show with a conscience, and why “cancel culture” doesn’t work anymore.

Central Park Five Speaks Ahead of ‘When They See Us’ Premiere | Colorlines

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019African American Entertainment, African American Film ...

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise tell their stories before the Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries about their lives hits Netflix.

Obamas to Produce Slate of Films for Netflix | The Washington Informer

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019African American Commuities, African American Culture ...

WI Web Staff, The Washington Informer Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois in 2017. (Jim Young/AFP/Getty Images), Featured Image [dropcap]Former[/dropcap] President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions is producing for release on Netflix a feature film adaptation of author […]

Ava DuVernay on Taking ‘The Red Line’ | Rolling Stone

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019African American Film, Black Film ...

Why the Oscar-nominated director put her producing power behind CBS’ new drama about a police shooting in Chicago

Regina King Inks First-Look, Multi-Year Deal With Netflix And Fans Love It | Huff Post

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

The “If Beale Street Could Talk” Academy Award winner has partnered with the streaming service to produce films and television series.

The Critique That Inspired John Singleton to Make Poetic Justice | The Atlantic

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019African American Film, Black Film ...

After Boyz n the Hood was challenged on its portrayal of African American women, the late director created a character meant to better reflect their myriad experiences.

[WATCH] The Powerful Trailer For Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Is Here | Essence

April 23, 2019April 25, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

“When They See Us” will be available to stream on Netflix beginning May 31.

Paul Robeson fought Jim Crow, lynching, and McCarthyism | People’s World

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Tony Pecinovsky, People’s World Paul Robeson, Trafalgar Square, London, June 1959, ullstein bild/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]Gerald[/dropcap] Horne has made an amazing contribution to African American radical history with the newly published biography Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Though not as widely known as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X […]