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Black Independent filmmakers 1968 -1986 4 min read

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Black Independent filmmakers 1968 -1986

Odehyah Gough-Israel /Perri Gaffney 11 years ago

From February 6 – 19, Lincoln Center is affording film enthusiasts the opportunity to view some rarely seen films written and directed by promising Black... Read More

RadhaMUSprime: The 40-Year-Old-Version

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RadhaMUSprime: The 40-Year-Old-Version

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

February 18, 2015, 9:30PM The Public Theater Joe’s Pub 425 Lafayette Street Manhattan (212)539-8500 What would happen if Wu Tang’s Ghost Face Killah and comedy legend... Read More

A Tribute To Henry Dumas – AfroHorn 2 min read

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A Tribute To Henry Dumas – AfroHorn

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

Henry Dumas (July 20, 1934 – May 23, 1968) was an African-American writer and poet. He has been called “an absolute genius” by Toni Morrison, who as a commissioning editor at Random House published... Read More

The People of Clarendon County 1 min read

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The People of Clarendon County

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

Clarendon County, a rural community in South Carolina, was the battleground of black sharecroppers, domestic workers, laborers and clergymen who joined with the NAACP to... Read More

Who is Billie Holiday?

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Who is Billie Holiday?

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

In President Barack Obama’s children’s book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters, which profiles thirteen Americans who helped shape present-day America, the President describes singer as a woman with her “own song.” Indeed, Lady Day is one of the most distinctly recognizable voices of the 20th century.... Read More

Through a Lens Darkly

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Through a Lens Darkly

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

Monday, January 26, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM  Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem Inspired by Deborah... Read More

To Be Or Not to Be African 3 min read

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To Be Or Not to Be African

Odehyah Gough-Israel 11 years ago

When Black Americans adopted the insignia African American, nowhere in the instruction manual was it written that knowledge of Africa would be magically conferred. Thus... Read More

The Film Society of Lincoln Center 13 min read

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The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York 1968-1986 February 6-19, 2015 This festival includes major works by some of the great filmmakers of... Read More