AMNews Staff, New York Amsterdam News Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis with their children, Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] northeast corner of 123rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue in Harlem now bears the names of famed acting and civil rights couple Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The Dwyer Cultural Center hosted the ceremonial unveiling of […]
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The All-American Nightmares of Jordan Peele | Rolling Stone
How do you top a movie that shook Hollywood? The auteur behind ‘Get Out’ has a simple plan: Scare the hell out of you
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Mati Diop Becomes The First Black Woman To Have A Film In The Cannes Film Festival Competition Section | Essence
Her Senegalese film, “Atlantiques,” will compete for the Palme D’or this year.
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Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’ Debuts After Coachella Set as Childish Gambino | The New York Times
Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times Donald Glover and Rihanna in “Guava Island,” streaming on Amazon., Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] “Guava Island,” a new 55-minute film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, was released as a limited-time free stream on Amazon overnight Saturday, during Glover’s headlining set as Childish Gambino at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts […]
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This Family Just Opened the Only Black-Owned Movie Theater in Baltimore! | Because of Them We Can
BOTWC Staff, Because of Them We Can [dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] a new Black-owned movie theater right outside of Baltimore, Maryland! NextAct Cinema officially opened for business on March 7th of this year. According to the website: [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “NextAct Cinemas, is an independent boutique theater that offers a unique, personalized movie going experience for our customers. You […]
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With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a Roll | AFRO
Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer, AFRO Photographed By Erik Tanner, Featured Image [dropcap]LOS[/dropcap] ANGELES (AP) — Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” […]
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‘The Burial of Kojo’: Film Review | The Hollywood Reporter
A Ghanaian girl navigates a spirit realm to help her father in Blitz Bazawule’s feature debut.
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‘Captain Marvel’ May Have Sneakily Introduced An Important Black Female Superhero | HuffPost
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this side character may one day take the reins from Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers.
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Rashidah De Vore Launches X On Demand: An Ingenious Cross Between Netflix and Black Twitter | The Network Journal
When Writer/Photographer/Content Creator Rashidah De Vore found difficulty getting her projects picked up by different companies and producers, she did what any self-respecting, entrepreneurial-minded woman would do: she created her own way.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s charming directorial debut | The Guardian
The actor’s first film behind the camera is a stirring adaptation of a William Kamkwamba memoir telling an astonishing story of triumph in Malawi.
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