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Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’ Debuts After Coachella Set as Childish Gambino | The New York Times

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times Donald Glover and Rihanna in “Guava Island,” streaming on Amazon., Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] “Guava Island,” a new 55-minute film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, was released as a limited-time free stream on Amazon overnight Saturday, during Glover’s headlining set as Childish Gambino at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts […]

With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present | The Atlantic

August 8, 2018African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The director’s newest film follows a policeman who successfully infiltrated the KKK in the 1970s, but the story it tells is also very much about the U.S. today.

Get Hype for the BlackStar Film Fest With This New Trailer | Colorlines

July 5, 2018African American Entertainment, African American Film ...

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.

Kahlil Joseph’s New Film Is Steeped in Harlem’s History. And His Own. | The New York Times

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017African American Art, African American Cinema ...

“All of a sudden, I’m a fine artist,” Mr. Joseph said. “All thanks to my brother.”

Forgotten Black Women of Early Hollywood Take Center Stage at CAAM

August 29, 2017August 29, 2017African American Art, African American Cinema ...

Hollywood has long had a problem with representation and diversity, especially concerning anyone female and nonwhite.

Review: In ‘Crown Heights,’ Justice Delayed and Denied | The New York Times

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

… “Crown Heights” nonetheless makes a powerful argument that Colin’s imprisonment was hardly an anomaly.

Watch the Oldest-Known Surviving Film by an African-American Director – Smithsonian Magazine

March 14, 2017African American Entertainment, African American History ...

Within Our Gates was Oscar Micheaux’s response to a racist classic.

Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins on What Scared Him Most About Making Such a Personal Film – Slate

February 27, 2017African American Entertainment, African American Film ...

In advance of the Oscars this Sunday, where Moonlight is up for eight awards including Best Picture, we’re reprinting this conversation from October 2016 between the film’s writer-director Barry Jenkins and Slate’s Aisha Harris.