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Alana Mayo Named President Of MGM’s Orion Pictures; Label To Focus On Inclusive Storytelling & Underrepresented Voices | Deadline

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020Entertainment

By Anthony D’Alessandro, Deadline Veteran industry executive and producer Alana Mayo has joined MGM as the President of the newly relaunched Orion Pictures. The division will concentrate exclusively on underrepresented voices and authentic storytelling in film with a focus on developing, producing and acquiring feature films that amplify underserved voices, both in front of and behind the camera. The announcement was […]

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Film Review: Miss Sharon Jones!

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings is a Grammy-nominated R&B band from Brooklyn. Their groove is funky like James Brown’s. Jones’ gyrations are as wild and ferocious as Tina Tuner’s.

Separate But Unequal: ‘Pioneers of African-American Cinema’

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Race films were produced especially for “colored only” or “Negro theatres” that catered to African-American neighborhoods during the era of legal segregation.

This Lawyer-Slash-Emcee Rapped About the Gentrification of Her Hometown…and Went Viral

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Meet Washington D.C.’s Tarica June

Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans

August 9, 2016September 4, 2016African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Vineyard Film Fest Puts Spotlight on African Americans [two_fifth padding=”0 25px 0 10px”]BY Natalie McKeer | PUBLICATION Cape Cod Times The 14th year of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival will feature 45 Feature, Documentary and Short Films produced and starring African Americans.[/two_fifth][three_fifth_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”]The name of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film […]

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