Ava DuVernay and Storm Reid sat down with Xilla Valentine to discuss their new movie, A Wrinkle In Time. During the interview Ava and Storm break down the importance of Black women loving their hair, making the movie and being able to switch careers even at an old age. Check out this interview for Disney’s […]
As folks prep for the release of A Wrinkle in Time this Friday, expert musician and drummer for The Roots, Questlove, wants to make sure kids young and old can see the movie. He went on Twitter Monday to announce the #WrinkleChallege — a campaign that would push major celebs to donate to a fundraiser helping kids […]
After a historic weekend from Disney and Black Panther, the movie company is ready to do it again with A Wrinkle In Time. Director, Ava Duvernay just announced she snagged a legendary artist to record the movies title track, Sade. Ava wrote on twitter: “I never thought she’d say yes, but asked anyway. She was […]
If you let a few young news pundits tell it, #BlackExcellence is at an all-time high. In a clip posted to Facebook, a group of Black kids dress up as some familiar faces from CNN, including Angela Rye, April Ryan, Symone Sanders and Bakari Sellers. They shout out all the amazing talent creating Black history in […]
How would you like to meet Ava DuVernay? How would you like to have $100,000 to make a feature film? Well Ava, Disney and Nissan have partnered to give one lucky winner the chance of a lifetime by launching a nationwide search for the next visionary filmmaker in celebration of the upcoming release of “A […]
When it comes to film and television, the past few years have been full of firsts. Despite it being 2017, there are still some awards that black people are finally receiving. Let’s take a look back at just some of the history that’s been made in recent years. Hit the flip for 10 of our […]
Awards season is in full swing this fall and now the NAACP Image Awards has just released their nominations for 2017. Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z lead the pack with five nominations each, mostly for their successful albums Strength of a Woman and Jigga’s 4:44. Following their trail is Bruno Mars, Issa Rae, Kendrick Lamar, […]
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that they would be rescinding the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which would strip deportation protection and work permits from nearly 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants (also called “Dreamers”). The announcement to end the program has caused outrage across social media. Celebrities are even speaking out. Everyone from Kim […]
Queen Sugar is definitely making waves on television. The OWN show, now in its second season, continues to portray compelling and nuanced characters. Recently, the Ava DuVernay show debuted Toine Wilkins, a transgender character who’s a police officer and childhood friend of the character Ralph Angel. Brian Michael Smith, the actor who took on the role […]
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When the doors to Hollywood are closed tightly shut, marginalized voices often take to independent film to tell their stories. The best place to see those films, and possibly discover the next Spike Lee or Ava DuVernay? The Sundance Film Festival. The nation’s largest and most prestigious film festival has launched the careers of some […]
