Ava DuVernay
Black Filmmaker: Why I’m Embracing Independent Filmmaking
By Edwin Freeman Photos: Edwin Freeman As an African American actor, writer and director, I believe independent filmmaking is the future for Black creators ...
Innocence Project: Top Recommended Movies and Documentaries of 2020
Photo: HBO “Just Mercy,” starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, is among the best movies and documentaries of 2020 that the Innocence Project ...
XO Necole Covers Emmy Nominated Producer, Businesswoman Tamra Simmons
[Tamra Simmons] xoNecole: “Since the launch of her first company back in 2011, Revitalized Media Group, Tamra Simmons has created a brand for herself ...
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Awarded 27th Annual Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize
[Ava DuVernay\Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize] Jamie Bennett: “Ava DuVernay is an extraordinary filmmaker whose body of work as a writer, producer, director, distributor, ...
“Precursor” Film Explores Conversations on Prejudice, Power, and Patriotism
[Film Precursor] Manolo Campos: “When directing Precursor, it was essential to capture the raw reactions of the actors…Precursor is a real portrayal of how ...
APOLLO THEATER FILMS PRESENTS “BAKOSA: AFROBEATS OF CUBA” IN FEBRUARY
[Apollo Theater Films\”Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba”] The Apollo Theater announced will screen the award-winning documentary Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba on Thursday, February 20th at ...
CENTRAL PARK FIVE EXONEREE DR. YUSEF SALAAM WILL SPEAK AT LEHMAN COLLEGE ABOUT THE “WOLF PACK” NEW YORK PRESS
[New York News\Criminal Justice] On Nov. 21, Dr. Salaam, and New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Dwyer, will examine what went wrong, evaluate ...
Why All Cases Involving Linda Fairstein, Who Was “Wilding” In 1989, Must Be Reviewed
Fairstein—By any means necessary? Artwork: Jacqueline Luna Contact @whoyagonnacall [Publisher’s Commentary] In 1989 five boys were wrongly accused of raping a White woman ...
CIRCLE OF SISTERS EXPO RETURNS TO JACOB JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 7
[Entertainment News] The Jacob Javits Convention Center will host the annual Circle of Sisters Expo on Saturday, September 7. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Beloved….Morrison Now Rests With The Ancestors
Morrison. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Tributes were shared all day on Twittersphere after news of Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison’s death at the age of ...
