
Kijan Simmons Transitions From Special Ops to the Spotlight
Kijan Simmons, a former special operations veteran turned artist, blends his military discipline with creative passion as a lyricist, actor, and filmmaker.
Kijan Simmons, a former special operations veteran turned artist, blends his military discipline with creative passion as a lyricist, actor, and filmmaker.
Navy veteran Daniel J. Adams’ journey from military service to filmmaking highlights the challenges of transitioning careers and offers valuable lessons for veterans pursuing creative industries.
L.A.-based filmmaker & Color Creative fellow Jalen Blot finds himself heavily drawn to the theme of love.
“This story is a lot about African American ownership, even in the underworld,” stated Rich. “Racism existed even in the underworld. People of color could not exceed a certain level, so I wanted to tell this story of how this group, set in Brooklyn, wanted to have their own.”
Peachanda DuBose is a woman who wears many hats. Born in Wilmington Delaware, and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, DuBose is a filmmaker, playwright, director, producer, author, poet, humanitarian, and activist.
Filmmaker Michael J. Payton, an Oakland, California native, attended San Francisco State University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in radio and television broadcasting.
The homeless crisis in Los Angeles has skyrocketed over the past few years, and continues to grow.
Stanley Nelson is an African American documentary filmmaker and director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Attica”. During a recent interview with Bill C. Myers, Nelson shares about his life and career.
Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering African-American filmmaker who is best known for his films “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” transitioned on September 21, 2021, at his home in Manhattan. He was 89 years old.
David G. Brown Editorial Cartoon (February 25-March 3)
She’s made careers happen in an industry known for keeping doors shut to Black and Brown people.
Film competition aimed at African filmmakers on Youtube
In Lee’s emotional and often hilarious acceptance speech on the Oscar stage, he encouraged, and correctly, for people to vote and the mobilize for the 2020 presidential election, urging them to “Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right thing!”
Gifted Filmmaker Praised for ‘Immense Talent’ Passes in Burkina Faso
LA 92 is told in news clips and summaries of journalists and newsmen and women on the ground as the 92’ unrest was in progress.