Brian Tyree Henry: “I have never won anything in my life.”
There were plenty of touching tributes and inspiring speeches at the 5th annual Celebration of Black Cinema…
Denzel Washington’s 7 best movie performances
He’s won 2 Oscars, has a Lifetime Achievement Award and has earned over 200 acting nominations in…
Regina King: “I wanted to do this film because we don’t get the opportunity to see Black men celebrated in such a complex way.”
Photos courtesy of Amazon Studio Race, politics, power, and civil rights become the focus when four…
A Trinidadian tale, an Angolan drama and a Nigerian film kick off AFI Fest
[The American Film Institute (AFI) plans to screen a collection of diverse narrative feature films from celebrated…
‘I wanted to pay homage to the continent,’ says director Anwar Jamison
His latest drama “Coming to Africa,” follows an African American who visits West Africa for the…
Alexis Chikaeze: ‘Miss Juneteenth shines a light on Black culture and Black history’
For Alexis Chikaeze, growing up with Nigerian parents, there were only three career options open to…
PAFF leads festival season with several female directed films
From a transatlantic romcom, a political charged drama to a heroic biopic, the most crowd-pleasing films…
“I hope it encourages people to learn more about her,” says ‘Harriet’ makeup artist Angie Wells
It tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of…
‘Queen & Slim’ is a study of race, gender and inclusiveness in America
Photos courtesy of Universal Pictures It’s hard not to love “Queen & Slim.” The chemistry between…
Julius Onah: ‘For the first decade of my life I was an African and then I was an African American”
His latest project is a riveting adaptation of the 2013 play by J.C. Lee called “Luce,” which tackles racial…