African Diasporic Films Poised for Success at Cannes Film Festival
Tambay A. Obenson of IndieWire's Shadow and Act is reporting that 15 films from the African Diaspora are poised for success...
Police Raid Brazilian Favelas
Shasta Darlington of CNN is reporting that Brazilian police raided two slum areas (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend...
EXCLUSIVE: Director Mickalene Thomas Talks Mama Bush as Muse in HBO Documentary
The HBO Documentary Film Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman is the directorial debut of New Jersey-born visual artist Mickalene Thomas....
Channing Dungey: ABC Names First African-American President
Shadow and Act is reporting Channing Dungey has been named president of ABC Entertainment, making her the first African-American to hold...
EXCLUSIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’: ‘When I’m Writing Fiction, I Feel Free”
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, started out as a fun project but evolved into a massive success. The...
Breaking: Explosion at Colorado Springs NAACP Headquarters
Jesse Paul of the Denver Post is reporting that an improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a...
Hey Lady Talks MLK to Grandchild on LMN Blog
In a guest post for MLK Day, the brilliant blog Library of Maternal Nagging, takes on the troubling time period in...
Akosua Report: Josephine Baker
When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually...
U.S. Meets with Cuba on Ebola Crisis
BBC News is reporting that two health officials from the United States have joined other experts at an Ebola conference in...
EXCLUSIVE: Broadway Legend George C. Wolfe: “You Just Have to Make the Work Good”
George C. Wolfe is one of American theatre’s most celebrated figures. The double Tony Award-winning African American director, playwright and producer...