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African-American Film Critics Association to Honor Prince’s Film Legacy Across the Country

As the first anniversary of the death of Prince Rogers Nelson nears, we must remember that Prince’s legacy in the arts extends beyond music. Aside from his legendary status as a Hall of Fame musician, he starred in four films, three of which he directed. The African-American Film Critics Association, in association with libraries and…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 17, 2017
At the AAFCA Awards, Black Artists of TV and Film Invest in One Another

You can’t call it a comeback because we’ve never been here before. To paraphrase actor Omar Dorsey, aka “Hollywood” from the TV show Queen Sugar, at Wednesday night’s African American Film Critics Association Awards, you can’t call it a rebirth because this is something in its infancy. We’ve only just begun. What Dorsey was referring…

By

Danielle C. Belton

Published

February 9, 2017