With its multiple motifs and metaphorical concepts, it hardly comes as a surprise that Jordan Peele’s Get Out has inspired a college course. “The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and Black Horror Aesthetic” will be offered this fall at UCLA. Taught by My Soul to Keep author Tananarive Due, the course will dissect black horror and the cinematic history of […]
The 69th Emmy Awards was a historic night in the comedy genre for Atlanta’s Donald Glover and Master of None’s Lena Waithe. This past Sunday, the multitalented Donald Glover broke barriers by becoming the first African-American to win an Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the “B.A.N” episode of Atlanta. Furthermore, he also won an Emmy for […]
Sundance has unveiled the official lineup to be screened at the 2018 festival, which will occur in Park City, Utah from January 18th-28th. Out of 13,468 submissions, the curated 110 films span across 29 distinct countries, with 47 being from first-time filmmakers. This year, Sundance’s lineup is rich with diversity and bold, authentic storytelling that […]
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival concluded with the U.S. Grand Jury Prizes given to the documentary Kailash and drama The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Directed by Derek Doneen, Kailash documents the journey of how Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi built a global movement to rescue children from child slavery in India. Satyarthi humbly shared the […]
At the youthful age of thirteen, Marley Dias has already managed to become an author, public speaker, and activist. This year, she’s even one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” – a spot that teenagers seldom earn. It all began when Dias started her widespread #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign back in 2016. After growing frustrated at the lack […]
Because Of Them We Can kicked off this year’s Black History Month in the most adorable way: by producing a parody news segment narrated by children. Titled “Breaking News: Black Excellence Is At An All Time High,” the report is told by pint-sized versions of Angela Rye, Don Lemon, Bakari Sellers, April Ryan, and Symone […]
Philanthropist and artist Chance the Rapper has announced a month-long film festival dedicated to honoring black excellence in film. Organized through Chance’s non-profit SocialWorks, the Chicago-based festival will serve to educate Chicago’s youth on classic black films. Chicago Tomorrow is the 1st day of @SocialWorks_Chi’s Black History Month Film Festival! Come watch THE WIZ tomorrow […]
With the opening weekend of Black Panther projected to reach groundbreaking heights, the Electoral Justice Project recognized a great opportunity to help get citizens registered to vote at screenings across the U.S. Back in October, Kayla Reed, Rukia Lumumba, and Jessica Byrd founded the Electoral Justice Project (EJP), a mission by the Movement for Black […]
Drake’s generosity has been shining lately, and now the hip-hop artist wants to encourage others to pay it forward as well, in efforts to spread much-needed compassion, love, and kindness throughout the world. In his recent ‘God’s Plan’ video, Drake humbly donated nearly $1 million to Miami’s community. Gifts such as a full-ride college scholarship, […]
We’ve got exciting news for admirers of the Smooth Operator. After a lengthy eight-year hiatus, the legendary Sade has returned to record a new song specifically for Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time, set to be released on March 9th. Award-winning director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to announce the news, saying, “I never thought […]