The article highlights the importance of Black representation in movies and how Black-led films have evolved over time. It features a decade-by-decade list of must-watch Black movies that celebrate Black stories, culture and history.
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Unveiling the truth: Riveting Jan. 6 documentary grips audience with untold stories
The documentary “The Sixth” sheds new light on the deadly events of Jan. 6, 2021, focusing on the untold stories of resilience and courage of six individuals, including a Black photographer, a Democratic staffer, a Congressman, and three Metropolitan DC police officers.
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How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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 movie. But it never felt quite right, until a few years ago when they decided to be the instigators. “It was just a feeling,” Ziggy […]
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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 screening of “The Color Purple.” The event doubled as a celebration for Baltimore native and assistant costume designer Rashad Corey, who returned to his hometown […]
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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 Color Purple” on Broadway. The protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells her story of sexual, physical and psychological abuses in the early 20th […]
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Barbie: A parody on female empowerment and outdated patriarchy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 gender stereotypes and limited portrayals of women, this bold parody challenges the status quo, turning the tables on traditional gender roles to present a world […]
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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” to A.V Rockwell’s tender and poignant “A Thousand and One” making noise at Sundance, 2023 is shaping to be a substantial year for Black cinema. […]
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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 a couple of years later as the title character in Akeelah and the Bee. The emerging ingenue has since embarked on an enviable showbiz career […]
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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 or that illness. In fact, doctors and pharmaceuticals have been so successful in this endeavor that it is now mandatory that every citizen purchase insurance […]
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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 to be a highly-skilled secret agent capable of killing at the drop of a derby. But as a Kingsman, he belongs to an exclusive fraternity […]
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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 the money would not used to shoot a remake of Blacula (1972). But it also failed to inform investors that the crowdfunded feature was ostensibly-inspired […]
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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 have to worry about making themselves comfortable socially. That’s precisely the predicament we find a quartet of African-American undergrads facing at the point of departure […]