BAM – FilmAfrica 2016 1 min read Co-presented by the New York African Film Festival, this cinematic companion to the annual DanceAfrica celebration features the best fiction and documentary films from Ghana,... Read More
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BAM – FilmAfrica 2016 1 min read
Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue August 9, 2015, 7pm – 9pm East River Park Manhattan In 1983, Felix Hernandez began a two-year project traveling the U.S. collecting hundreds of hours of interviews... Read More
Photographer Gordon Parks 88 year old photographer, composer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks (November 30, 1913 – March 8, 2007) is interviewed by Charlie Rose.... Read More
Kasper Collin’s discussion of “I Call Him Morgan” I can still remember the night when I first heard Lee Morgan‘s Sidewinder. My wife and I gave a party in our small apartment in Queens... Read More
Paul Robeson: “Here I Stand” This film is my first real exposure to Paul Robeson. While in college, a professor loaned me an LP containing many spirituals recorded by Paul... Read More
“Paris is Burning” “Paris is Burning” | “The Houses United Ball: Celebrating Brooklyn” | Vjuan Allure Saturday, June 26, 2015, 7:30pm Prospect Park Bandshell (Prospect Park West & 9th... Read More
Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali 
The Hewitt Collection of African American Art