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Tavis Smiley film a journey of Black men and cultural crossroads — Stand a...
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer In 2008, broadcaster Tavis Smiley assembled a cross-generational core group — Dick Gregory, Michael Eric Dyson, brothers Cornel and Cliff West, Eddie Glaude, Jr., two...
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Ossie Davis/Ruby Dee Documentary Needs Funding
by Stacia L. Brown Muta’Ali Muhammad, grandson of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, is developing a documentary film based on their lives, their art, their activism, and their love for each other. Since this...
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Film “Soul Food Junkies” Examines African American Cuisine and Culture
Mac and cheese oozing buttery-goodness, thickly-crusted golden fried chicken, greens swimming in pork fat, chunky ribs slathered in smoky sauce, red velvet cake sporting an inch of icing. Are these a...
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“Endgame: AIDS in Black America”– PBS Documentary
Watch Video Here When a handsome deacon from her Oakland, Calif., parish began wooing her, retired nurse and divorcee Nel Davis felt as if she were in a storybook romance. After a courtship and...
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‘POV Short Cuts’ Presents Five New Short Documentaries
Lineup Includes Academy Award® Nominee and Student Academy Award® Winner and StoryCorps Animations; Films Tell Stories of Civil Rights Heroes, Trauma of Deportation, a Father’s Legacy and the Power of...
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The Greatest Story Never Told: Groundbreaking Documentary Uncovers Buried Truths
Los Angeles — Chosen By God: The Great Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty sets out to reinstate the powerful black leaders of the Old Testament to Biblical history, scholarship and cultural discourse. This...
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Why Ball Players Can Hug And Kiss Each Other, But Other Men Can’t
By Sylvia A. Harvey Watch Documentary Here In the Black community, men who express even a passing, friendly physical affection toward each other are often subject to ridicule and homophobic attacks....
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Bob Marley Wanted More Black American Fans, Says Son Ziggy
A scene from the new documentary, “Marley,” shows an all-white crowd gathered to watch Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley perform in the U.S. in the late 1970s. Even though Marley was influenced by...
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New documentary about the word ‘Ghetto’ seeks funding
The film “OMG, That’s So Ghetto” will explore the present-day use of the word ghetto while also shedding light on the history of ghettos in the United States. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Holocaust...
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Film explores African-Americans’ unhealthy “soul food” habit
By Harriet McLeod | Reuters Reuters/Reuters – Filmmaker Byron Hurt is pictured with his mother, Frances Hurt, and sister, Taundra Hurt, holding family photos of Hurt’s father, Jackie Hurt, who died...
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Federal Judge Blocks New York City From Getting ‘Central Park Five’ Footage
BY SERGIO Yesterday, in a New York City federal court, Judge Ronald Ellis blocked an ongoing attempt by New York City to get its hands on footage obtained by filmmaker Ken Burns, daughter Sarah Burns...
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‘Free Angela’ revels in Angela Davis’ political rise and liberation
Activist Angela Davis attends Black Girls Rock! 2011 at the Paradise Theater on October 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/Getty Images) by Courtney Garcia Many words describe...
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