In a new segment with CBS Sunday Morning, the prominent multimedia artist Faith Ringgold spoke with Nancy Giles about her fruitful artistic career that has spanned seven decades. Widely known for her signature quilts which explore narratives that depict African American life, Ringgold’s 70 years of creative work found its humble beginnings in the early […]
Jordan Peele’s forthcoming film, simply titled Nope, has received an ambiguous movie poster on Thursday that has fans speculating about the plot. Details about the film are currently non-existent, but Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya, and Steven Yeun are set to star. In the poster, there’s a dark cloud that appears sinister, with a string of […]
Throughout the decades, there have been a multitude of deeply impactful series and films that detail the life of activist Malcolm X. The latest project, however, will have a more personal touch as it is set to be led by his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. The upcoming television series will be influenced from the books X: […]
In his illuminating portrait series “Infinite Essence: Celestial Liberation,” 30-year-old artist Mikael Owunna captures the soul of his subjects. Deeply spiritual and enthralling, the images feature the entire cosmos positioned within Black bodies. Some bodies are seen postured in a fetal position, floating in boundless space. There is a profound sense of inner peace within […]
Janicza Bravo (Zola, Lemon) is set to direct and executive produce the FX adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s celebrated 1979 science fiction novel Kindred, Deadline reports. Newcomer Mallori Johnson has been cast as the main character, Dana, for the television series. Kindred follows Dana’s journey as an aspiring writer who leaves her constricted familial life […]
While many are familiar with the empowering phrase “Black is beautiful,” its origins are less known by the general population. Popularized by Kwame Brathwaite in the 1960s, the New York-based photojournalist utilized the slogan in conjunction with his photography that documented Black life throughout the fashionable sixties. Nearly 60 years later, Brathwaite’s noteworthy photography is […]
Netflix has shared exclusive photos for its forthcoming limited series, Colin in Black & White. Premiering on October 29th, the show chronicles activist and former NFL star Colin Kaepernick’s coming-of-age story as he grappled with race, class, and identity as a Black adopted child within a white family. Jaden Michael stars as young Colin, while […]
If there is a “resilience continuum” measuring from low-to-high a person’s ability to recover quickly after a setback, former National Football League player Reggie Williams would be off the scale. In his award-winning memoir, Resilient by Nature: Reflections from a Life of Winning On and Off the Football Field (Post Hill Press), the Flint, Michigan […]
In 2020, psychologist Dr. Ebony began her innovative My Therapy Cards business, which was initially created with Black women in mind. After receiving continuous requests for a deck that centered on Black men as well, Dr. Ebony has officially launched the Men’s Edition of the cards this summer. Along with the latest edition, there is […]
The renowned, eight-time Olympic Atlanta-based artist Steve R. Allen is generating opportunities for the artistically inquisitive Black youth through a new and generous initiative, where Allen will gift his own multi-million dollar artwork to historically Black colleges and universities. Allen, who has five artworks that have found their permanent home at the Smithsonian Museum of […]