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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 […]

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.

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

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 […]

Harlem street renamed in honor of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis | New York Amsterdam News

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

AMNews Staff, New York Amsterdam News Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis with their children, Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] northeast corner of 123rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue in Harlem now bears the names of famed acting and civil rights couple Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The Dwyer Cultural Center hosted the ceremonial unveiling of […]

The All-American Nightmares of Jordan Peele | Rolling Stone

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

How do you top a movie that shook Hollywood? The auteur behind ‘Get Out’ has a simple plan: Scare the hell out of you

This Family Just Opened the Only Black-Owned Movie Theater in Baltimore! | Because of Them We Can

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

BOTWC Staff, Because of Them We Can [dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] a new Black-owned movie theater right outside of Baltimore, Maryland! NextAct Cinema officially opened for business on March 7th of this year. According to the website: [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “NextAct Cinemas, is an independent boutique theater that offers a unique, personalized movie going experience for our customers. You […]