Shahida Muhammad , Ebony [dropcap]What[/dropcap] does it mean to be African American? This is a question that is quietly resurfacing in Black discourse, due to the fact that many of our people are rejecting the term as a means of identification. While African American still manages to be socially accepted, it seems many privately take […]
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UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection | UChicago
UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection.
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Netflix To Distribute Spike Lee-Produced Film ‘See You Yesterday’ | Deadline
Netflix has come aboard to distribute See You Yesterday, a travel drama produced by Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. The pic is the directorial debut from Stefon Bristol, Lee’s long-time NYU Graduate Film School protege.
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Brown Beauty Co-Op, Dupont Circle’s New Beauty Store, Is By And For Women Of Color | DCist
A welcoming space with couches and other seating invites people to hang out and chat. Positive vibes abound, with affirmations like “Melanin Magic” and “You are Beautiful” adorning pillows and candles.
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Film About Free Black Women Millionaires In The 1800s Coming To Screen | Madame Noire
Veronica Wells , Madame Noire [dropcap]One[/dropcap] of the criticisms we’ve had about period pieces that center Black people is the fact that so many of the stories center around slavery, struggle and subservience. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] But a new film seeks to do something different. The play The House That Will Not Stand, is becoming a […]
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Netflix to Order African Original Series in 2019 | Variety
Netflix plans to order original series from Africa next year, on top of the shows it’s already producing in Europe, Asia and Latin America, said Erik Barmack, the streaming giant’s vice president of international originals.
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The rise and fall of Alexandre Dumas, the black author who ruled European literature in the 1800s | Face2Face Africa
He was known for his illustrious career as an author and literary pioneer of the 19th century, but this came at a high cost since Alexander Dumas was a Frenchman of African descent.
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Deconstructing Race in Western Painting | Hyperallergic
The most interesting part of this excellent exhibition is its presentation of black modernists, for here we enter relatively unfamiliar territory.
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Before the Green Book, These Resorts Offered Hidden Safe Havens for Black Americans | History.com
Black Americans could temporarily escape the Jim Crow laws at early vacation resorts that catered only to them.
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Things Fall Apart named one of 12 novels considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written” | This Is Africa
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart has been named one of 12 novels considered “the Greatest Book Ever Written”. The book was named on the list compiled by Encyclopaedia Brittanica, and Achebe masterpiece is named amongst other great literary works. Here is our selection of 10 quotes from Things Fall Apart.
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