The 2017 New York African Film Festival Opens Next Week
Ewir Amora Kelabi The 2017 New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) opens on Wednesday, May 3rd at the Walter Reade Theater of Film Society of Lincoln Center. Join…
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“Get Out” Movie & Why Black American Actors are disappearing in Hollywood
Attorney Antonio Moore critiques the movie “Get Out”. He also digs deep into the critique laid about by Samuel L. Jackson that roles playing historical, and modern African…
BOOK AUTHOR WALTER MOSLEY AND FILMMAKER WARRINGTON HUDLIN TALK HARRY BELAFONTE IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Filmmaker Warrington Hudlin and Author Walter Mosley at Museum of Moving Image In celebration of Black History Month, famed novelist, Walter Mosley, writer of the Easy Rawlings books,…
“I Am Not Your Negro”; A Film of the ’60s for 2017
During a recent interview to promote his new documentary "I Am Not Your Negro," I asked filmmaker Raoul Peck whether James Baldwin, the subject of the film, would…
HARRY BELAFONTE’S 90TH BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED WITH A DAY OF SCREENINGS AND A LIVE EVENT
Harry Belafonte | Credit: Sankofa.org Actor, musician, activist, and humanitarian Harry Belafonte will turn 90-years-old March 1, 2017. On this occasion, the Museum of the Moving Image will…
Hollywood Diversity Must Include Jobs Not Just Awards
Jawane Hilton. Source: Facebook The issue of lack of diversity in Hollywood went viral last year--the discussion remained limited to actors receiving, or not, award show recognition. Celebrity…
Before #BlackGirlMagic, Women of Hidden Figures Soared
http://arevamartin.com/2016/12/30/blackgirlmagic-women-hidden-figures-soared/ Long before our era of social media and Black Girl Magic becoming a hashtag and trending phrase on Facebook, three unknown ladies redefined what it meant to…
Award-Winning Film “Ben & Ara” Screens at NYC & LA Film Festivals
On October 22nd, award-winning film ‘Ben & Ara’ will screen at the 19th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series in New York: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/section-e-ben-ara-reel-sisters-oct-22-2016-tickets-27111414972.…
COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS HONORS SIX AT ANNUAL WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Today, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Deputy Leader, will present proclamations to six African-American women, who have made great strides in the film industry. The honorees include: Josie…
“The Birth of a Nation” Is an Epic Fail
A firestorm of controversy has swirled around Nate Parker and his film The Birth of a Nation in the two months since several media outlets revealed that Parker…