Margaret Byrne’s Doc ‘RAISING BERTIE’ Examines Rural Disenfranchisement of Black Men
July 6, 2017
When I decided to make a film in Bertie, I wanted to bring attention to a community that wasn’t being talked about
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Dominic Santana stars as Suge Knight in ‘All Eyez On Me’
June 24, 2017
Santana knew that in landing the role, the pressure to “get it right” would only grow.
The Black Association Of Documentary Filmmakers (‘Badwest’) Presents Its 11th Annual ‘Day of Black Docs’
June 23, 2017
It has, unfortunately, been in the interest of a white supremacy to continually denigrate our reality and portray us in a negative light.
Rayven Ferrell as Sekyiwa Shakur “All Eyez on Me”
June 22, 2017
Directed by Benny Boom and starring new comer Demetrius Shipp Jr., as Shakur, the film—which opens nation wide on June 16, the late rapper’s 46th birthday—is already no stranger to controversy with lengthy legal battles on “who and who does not” have the right to tell the slain rapper/actor/activist story.
“Raising Bertie” Filmmaker Margaret Byrne look at rural life for three Black Men
June 22, 2017
This is not entertainment. It should not have that title of entertainment. It’s a wake-up call and despite all of the calls to wake up, community activist Vivian Saunders reminds them of the close proximity of the filled prisons.
Courtney Kemp is “Power”
June 22, 2017
Kemp makes money for the Starz network and “Power,” which revolves around a pair of drug kings desperately trying to balance legit business with street business in gritty, contemporary New York City, could be an artistic metaphor of how the Hollywood game actually works.
Karl Kani Talks Life, Fashion, and the late Tupac Shakur Repping His Brand
June 22, 2017
I caught up with Karl Kani on Fathers’ Day having just finished viewing the Netflix documentary “Fresh Dressed” to chat about the new film “All Eyez All Me” in which his clothing is prominently featured.
Masterful Master P giving back in New Orleans
June 22, 2017
Team Hope NOLA, a foundation started by Hip Hop Mogul Master P which benefits New Orleans youth through basketball and community driven events.
African American Cinema and Diversity Speaks Series for The Los Angeles Film Festival
June 8, 2017
For these extremely tall Haitian teenagers, the stakes involved in coming to the United States for a basketball scholarship are higher than the possibility of a slim shot at the pros.
New Game Show ‘Beat Shazam’ Hosted By Jamie Foxx
June 1, 2017
The stand up performance is being called — “I Got Stories” — and it’s basically all of the stories of that’s happened to me along with some topical stuff that’s going on in my life.
A year after the Los Angeles Film Festival, An Ethiopian filmmaker’s career soars: A Year with Salome Mulugeta
June 1, 2017
It bears repeating that it took seventeen, long years for Salome to get “Woven” completed and the film almost did not make the 2016 LAFF cut.
A New Publishing Company with Color
May 25, 2017
Their interactive digital library of books focused on Black and Latino characters and stories for children ages 3 to 8 this June.
Toby Onwumere talks playing the role of Capheus in Netflix’s ‘Sense8′
May 18, 2017
They become able to see and talk to each other as though they were in the same place, with access to each other’s deepest secrets
The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Gives 44 recipients its 2017 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants
May 17, 2017
The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Gives 44 recipients its 2017 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants
Twitter to livestream “Essence Now”
May 11, 2017
Essence gives us history, scope and hope.