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by Obatala Mawusi onSeptember 11, 2011
A Brooklyn, N.Y.-based filmmaker recalls the tension -- and triumph -- of competing at a summer festival.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 26, 2011
Will, Jay-Z and Sony will partner to remake the Hollywood classic.
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by Nick Charles onSeptember 24, 2010
No worries if you couldn't make the concert. Thanks to Spike Lee, you can watch it. Right now.
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June 16, 2010
A movie trailer for the film My Baby Is Black! Gasp and swoon -- a black man and white woman getting it on in 1961.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onFebruary 21, 2010
The ubiquitous French actor takes on a controversial role as France's most famous man of color.
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October 7, 2009
Finally, little girls of African descent will have a Disney princess who looks more like them, with her very own hair products and happily ever after.
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October 2, 2009
Brick City, the Sundance Channel documentary on Newark, New Jersey and its Mayor, Cory Booker, aired last week. What have we learned?
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by Saaret E. Yoseph onSeptember 28, 2009
Can black male characters hang in the era of the bromance? Or is the trend all about emasculation?
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by Teresa Wiltz onAugust 14, 2009
With its social commentary and existential angst 'District 9' is certainly not your typical alien invasion flick in which plotline is secondary to special effects. Who knew a sci-fi thriller could actually have a heart?
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June 29, 2009
Maybe even less than meets the eye...
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