African Diasporic Films Poised for Success at Cannes Film Festival

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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George C. Wolfe is one of American theatre’s most celebrated figures. The double Tony Award-winning African American director, playwright and producer...

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