ROUTES’ ROOTS — Oscar Micheaux, Filmaker | 1980-1-18 Black themes on the wide screen had their origins long before Hollywood producers discovered their market value. In fact, black film producers were around when... Read More
Nelson George
ROUTES’ Roots: Otis Redding | 5/1980 3 min read Tragic End and Timeless Voice Otis Redding was only 26 years old when his twin-engine Beechcraft plane crashed into Lake Pomona, Wisconsin on December 10,... Read More
Media — Lawanda Page is Esther and a Snake Dancer | 1980-5-7 Someone once told me that a man at a hamburger stand somewhere near St. Louis, knew that LaWanda Page used to be a snake dancer... Read More
Media: Nichelle Nichols Star Treking | 1980-1-4 The Starship Enterprise is on yet another leg of its five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. The regular crew is... Read More
Media: Filmmaker Warrington Hudlin |1979-9-5 5 min read Warrington Hudlin, a talented young director, is taking a leadership role among the large group of New York-based black filmmakers. With two widely praised documentary... Read More