By Lindsey BahrAP Film Writer People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a […]
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Celebrating artistry: Baltimore welcomes home Rashad Corey, assistant costume designer for “The Color Purple”
By Ericka Alston BuckSpecial to the AFRO The enchanting evening of Dec. 23, saw The Senator Theatre in Baltimore come alive with vibrant hues of purple, marking an exclusive private […]
Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
By Lindsey BahrAP Film Writer It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The […]
Barbie: A parody on female empowerment and outdated patriarchy
By Miss AJ WilliamsJuly 23, 2023 The Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Issa Rae, blazes a trail of female empowerment in cinema. In an industry often mired in stale […]
25 Black films we’re looking forward to in 2023
by Kaiya Shunyata In the first few months of this year alone, Black films have made some significant strides. From Michael B. Jordan making his directorial debut with “Creed III” […]
Heavenly Sistahs Expound on Brotherly Love
Keke Palmer is a multi-talented actress, singer, songwriter and talk show host who made her screen debut at the age of 10 in Barbershop 2 before landing a breakout role […]
Alternative Medicine Documentary Extols the Virtues of Holistic Healing
The healthcare industrial complex spends billions of dollars on packaging and branding to brainwash us into believing that there are no viable alternatives to Western medicine’s approach to curing this […]
Colin Firth Shines as Suave Spy in Nostalgic Homage to 007
Colin Firth plays Harry Hart in ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service. Harry Hart (Colin Firth) is such an unassuming, buttoned-downed bloke that no one in his right mind would suspect him […]
Spike Lee Remakes Blaxploitation Era Horror Flick
Stephen Tyrone Williams plays Dr. Hess Greene in ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.’ The Kickstarter page where Spike Lee raised $1,418,910 from fans for his latest “Joint” expressly states that […]
Social Satire Takes Sophisticated Look at Race Relations in the Ivy League
Tyler James Williams (center) co-stars in “Dear White People”. The academics are tough enough at Winchester University, a mythical Ivy League institution. It’s too bad that black students there also […]
Iconoclastic Doc Focuses Lens on Ageless Fashion Plates
We live in a culture that unfortunately equates beauty with youth. Why else are so many women willing to make a joke of their own faces so long as the […]
Cold Turkey Expose Examines Internet Addiction in China
How long do you think you could you survive without access to a cell phone or computer? A few hours? A day? A week? How about three months? That’s the […]