NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amber Pickens’ original illustrations honor nearly two dozen dance legends, including dancers and entertainers Alvin Ailey, Eartha Kitt, and Debbie Allen, whom she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This story of trials and tribulations teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of pushing through when times...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview ahead of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School’s unveiling, University President Michael M. Crow said Poitier embodies everything that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If this story doesn’t make your heart flutter, nothing will. If Sylvie and Robert don’t make you root for love, no one can....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Grosse graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and has appeared in major feature films and television productions, including: “Straight Outta Compton,” “Banshee,” “The Brave,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Based on the August Wilson play, the film was the last for the late Chadwick Boseman and contained an all-star cast led by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Yes, this is Riz Ahmed’s showcase and his ultimate moment, thus far. But, excellent performances abound. Paul Raci, a CODA (Child of Deaf...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rosamund Pike portrays world-renown physicist and chemist Marie Sklodowska Curie. She explores the life of the Poland-born, naturalized French citizen who pioneered and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s festival is dedicated in honor prolific director Michael Schultz and commemorates the 45th anniversary of “Cooley High” a critically successful coming...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — John David Washington has crossed a bridge. He’s no longer just the son of a superstar actor. He is a superstar actor. Seconds...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jean was shot in 2018 inside his Dallas apartment by white, female, off-duty police officer Amy Guyger. Guyger claimed she shot Botham because...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Boseman passed away on the anniversary of so many historic moments in African American history. August 28 is the anniversary Jackie Robinson discussed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The special features Oprah Winfrey as she speaks separately with both acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and Rev. Al Sharpton regarding the historical context...
With more than 25 years of experience in the film industry, Sandra Evers-Manly has made a lasting imprint on both the filmmaking community and the community...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ellie (Nia Long), a corporate attorney, is going through a transition. She’s leaving her San Francisco firm and preparing to start her own...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with...
To close out WORLD Channel’s celebration of Pride Month, Director Rodney Evans' documentary Vision Portraits debuts June 30. Best known for his films Brother to Brother...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams' journey from Texarkana, Texas to Motown and eventual global superstardom, is chronicled in his acclaimed autobiography, "Temptations," written with The New York...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The leads are magnetic: Stephen Odubola as the African/English Timmy has a gentleness about him that makes you gasp when his behavior becomes...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This is not a “hit piece” or a cheap shot at Disney or “Lucasfilm”, but a critique and observation on how things are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following a long list of blockbusters like Boyz ‘N the Hood, Three Kings, and The Players Club, Cube's new film, The High Note,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jibran (Nanjiani), a documentary filmmaker, and his lover Leilani (Rae) are a very modern couple. Not because they are multi-cultural, Pakistani American and...
