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Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Queen of R&B, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, Willoughby Avenue

Aretha Franklin’s Revolution | The Atlantic The soul singer was an architect of the civil-rights movement as much as a witness to it.

August 16, 2018

The soul singer was an architect of the civil-rights movement as much as a witness to it.

African American Film, African American Cinema, Black Film, Black Cinema, Birth of a Nation, BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, The Five Fifths, FIVE FIFTHS, Willoughby Avenue

From Birth of a Nation to BlacKkKlansman: Hollywood’s complex relationship with the KKK | The Guardian Spike Lee’s latest film, about a black detective infiltrating the Klan, once again raises the issue of how seriously cinema should take the white supremacist group

August 13, 2018

Spike Lee’s latest film, about a black detective infiltrating the Klan, once again raises the issue of how seriously cinema should take the white supremacist group.

Terence Nance, Random Acts of Flyness, African American Communities, Black Communities, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue

Review: ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ Is a Striking Dream Vision of Race | The New York Times HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness” is like almost nothing you’ve seen on TV before. But it begins with a kind of image you’ve seen much too often.

August 10, 2018

HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness” is like almost nothing you’ve seen on TV before. But it begins with a kind of image you’ve seen much too often.

#BlackGirlMagic, BlackStar Film Festival, African American Film Festival, Black Film Festival, African American Entertainment, Black Films, Philadelphia Film Festival, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Get Hype for the BlackStar Film Fest With This New Trailer | Colorlines With just a month until the seventh annual celebration of Black cinematic excellence, the team behind the Philly-based festival has you covered with a full dose of #BlackGirlMagic.

July 5, 2018

With just a month until the seventh annual celebration of Black cinematic excellence, the team behind the Philly-based festival has you covered with a full dose of #BlackGirlMagic.

Ava DuVernay, African American Entertainment, African American Film, Black Entertainment, Black Film, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Ava DuVernay becomes first black woman to direct a $100 million movie | Chicago Tribune DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film.

June 25, 2018

DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film.

Quest: A Portrait of an American Family, African American Cinema, African American Film, Black Film, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

WATCH: ‘Quest’ Follows a Black Family’s Highs, Lows for 8 Years | Colorlines The PBS-streamed documentary follows the Rainey family throughout the Obama administration to offer a rare, complex portrait of a working-class Black family.

June 21, 2018

The PBS-streamed documentary follows the Rainey family throughout the Obama administration to offer a rare, complex portrait of a working-class Black family.

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Touki Bouki, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

How Beyoncé and Jay-Z put a visionary African film back in the spotlight | The Guardian Touki Bouki was a commercial flop in 1973. But the arresting image used in the couple’s latest tour has sparked new interest

June 18, 2018

Touki Bouki was a commercial flop in 1973. But the arresting image used in the couple’s latest tour has sparked new interest

Mr SOUL, Ellis Haizlip, African American Television, Black Television, African American Entertainment, Black Entertainment, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Mr. Soul! To Screen At AFI DOCS On June 16th | Roger Ebert “SOUL!” turned a spotlight on the Black Arts Movement

June 18, 2018

“SOUL!” turned a spotlight on the Black Arts Movement

African American Animation, Black Role Models, Black Panther, African American Role Models, Shuri, Letitia Wright, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Shuri Is an Official Disney Princess Confirms Black Panther Star | MovieWeb "...I grew up on Disney movies and grew up with the Disney Princesses and they didn't really look like me. But now, you can go buy action figures and say this is a Disney Princess... right on!"

June 6, 2018

“…I grew up on Disney movies and grew up with the Disney Princesses and they didn’t really look like me. But now, you can go buy action figures and say this is a Disney Princess… right on!”

Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones, African American Theater, African American Broadway, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

‘Carmen Jones’ Is Back, and Its Director Knows What You’re Thinking | The New York Times “Carmen Jones” brought European opera into a populist environment, and, like “Porgy and Bess” and “Cabin in the Sky,” provided opportunity for its all-black cast.

June 5, 2018

“Carmen Jones” brought European opera into a populist environment, and, like “Porgy and Bess” and “Cabin in the Sky,” provided opportunity for its all-black cast.

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