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Brave New Films' documentary "Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem" explores the use of misdemeanor "crimes" in criminalizing Black Americans.
13 million...
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On Wednesday, renowned civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump joined criminal justice experts and formerly incarcerated individuals for a briefing and screening of a new...
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After being miscredited as “Thandie” in her first project—a mistake that has continued for the rest of her career—actress Thandiwe Newton is insisting people use...
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PLAY IT SAFE, Mitch Kalisa's (above right) short film exposing implicit racism in a London drama school, was named the Jury Award Winner in the Narrative Short...
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Nia Fairweather's FOUR SEASONS has just won a couple of awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
Diversity in Cannes, the global film movement created by Yolanda...
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"Dare To Love", a movie produced by talk show host Chundria Brownlow (above), premiered online on Saturday, February 13, 2021 - just in time for Valentine’s Day....
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The NAACP, and its president Derrick Johnson, released the following statement on today's passing of iconic actress Cicely Tyson at age 96:
"Today, the...
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"My Name Is Pedro", about former Bronx school teacher Pedro Santana, is an essential and timely reminder of the importance of great educators that exist within the...
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H.E.N.R.I. a science fiction film from award-winning Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) member, Guyanese born Canadian filmmaker, Ryan Singh, makes its world...
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Veteran editor, producer, and director Sam Pollard is among cinema’s most dedicated chroniclers of the Black experience in America, moving freely across film and long-form...
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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the nominees (including actress and director Regina King) for the 2020 AWFJ EDA Awards.
This...
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"Just Mercy," starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, is among the best movies and documentaries of 2020 that the Innocence Project has selected.
As the year comes...
Mariette Monpierre: Living Her Dream
Women-owned firms (51% or more) account for 39% of all privately held firms and contribute 85% of employment and 4.2% of revenues. As more and more...
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RyanNicole (above) and Niema Jordan, artists and creators from Oakland, California, collaborated to create “Labor” – a short film featuring Ryan’s poem.
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Singer, songwriter, producer, composer and EGOT winner John Legend performs an intimate rendition of “Never Break” from the new Netflix documentary, “Giving Voice...
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