Black Fact of the Day: May 14, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
“BlacKkKlansman,” biographical crime film directed by Spike Lee was released at Cannes, 2018.
“BlacKkKlansman,” biographical crime film directed by Spike Lee was released at Cannes, 2018.
Festival organizers hope Lee will “shake things up” among the world’s cinema elite at the festival which runs May 12-23. And anti-racism campaigners hope Lee’s appointment wakes up the French cultural world to persistent discrimination and the damaging stereotypes it perpetuates.
She’s made careers happen in an industry known for keeping doors shut to Black and Brown people.
On Thursday, April 25th, Actor Bill Duke and Filmmaker William “Michael” Barbee attended the 23rd Annual Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A sobering Spike Lee Joint suggesting that the Klan might very well rise again, especially given equivocating President Trump’s frustrating refusal to take sides. Easily, Spike’s best offering in ages!
At a parallel event from May 11-14 – the “Nollywood Paris Film Festival” screened new films and directors for the People’s Choice Award.
Dionne Warwick announced plans for a biopic about herself at the Cannes Film Festival