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by Helena Andrews onOctober 17, 2012
Ava DuVernay avoids melodrama in Middle of Nowhere, ushering in a new type of popular black film.
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by Akoto Ofori-Atta onJanuary 9, 2012
The Root Recommends: The San Diego Black Film Festival is a destination for black film lovers.
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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 30, 2011
The African-American Film Critics Association's Gil Robertson IV aims to herald high-quality black cinema.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 21, 2011
In today's link roundup: What message about love is black cinema sending? Plus: MLK parade bomber gets 32 years.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 23, 2011
According to a new study, they're pretty much all in movies with African-American directors.
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by Erin E. Evans onJanuary 5, 2011
Shadow and Act has released a calendar of everything black on-screen.
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by Abdul Ali onNovember 4, 2010
The men of For Colored Girls betray black women at every turn. One writer wonders where all the positive roles for black men have gone.
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May 14, 2010
Why the romantic comedy starring Queen Latifah and Common is an exercise in missed opportunities.
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by Nsenga Burton onFebruary 3, 2010
From the earliest days of film, black pioneers have imagined a better world for African Americans—a world that was often far ahead of reality.
