Malcolm X Drama Series Based On Manning Marable’s Biography Is In Development
Critical Content will develop a scripted drama series based on Manning Marable’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography ‘Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.’
Jaro Artist Feature: The Distinctive Journey Of Marie-Denise Douyon
Marie-Denise Douyon, a Canadian fine artist with Haitian roots, began a life of migratory journeys. Growing up in North Africa, first in Algeria and then Morocco, her unique childhood experiences were meshed with distinctive artistic expressions and multicultural identities, which shaped her into the artist she is today. This drifting, nomadic lifestyle is deeply reflected […]
New Literature By Black Women To Add To Your Reading List This Fall
From timely literary essays to lyrical prose and short stories, here are five diverse books to add to your reading list this autumn.
New Literature By Black Women To Add To Your Reading List This Fall
With summer nearing an end, we’re packing away our beach reads and curling up by the campfire with these new and upcoming works of literature by Black women authors. From timely literary essays to lyrical prose and short stories, here are five diverse books to add to your reading list. 1. What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons […]
‘Crown Heights’ Is A Timely, True Story Of Wrongful Conviction
Based on a true story, Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights documents Colin Warner’s inconceivable experience of spending 21 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. In 1980, Brooklyn police charge Colin Warner (Lakeith Stanfield), a teenage immigrant from Trinidad, with murder. Crown Heights simultaneously shows Warner’s life in prison and Carl “CK” King’s (Nnamdi Asomugha) unflinching, heroic […]
‘Crown Heights’ Is A Timely, True Story Of Wrongful Conviction
Based on a true story, Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights documents Colin Warner’s inconceivable experience of spending 21 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Dee Rees Could Become The First Black Female To Win An Oscar For Best Director With ‘Mudbound’
From Dee Rees’ critically acclaimed feature narrative debut Pariah to her Emmy Award-winning Bessie, expectations are soaring high for the talented filmmaker. And with her latest feature already receiving extraordinary acclaim both from Sundance and as an Oscar contender, there’s no question that Mudbound should be on your radar. Based on Hillary Jordan’s compelling novel Mudbound and set during the Jim Crow […]
Dee Rees Could Become The First Black Female To Win An Oscar For Best Director With ‘Mudbound’
From Dee Rees’ critically acclaimed feature narrative debut ‘Pariah’ to her Emmy Award-winning ‘Bessie,’ expectations are soaring high for the talented filmmaker. And with her latest feature already receiving extraordinary acclaim both from Sundance and as an Oscar contender, there’s no question that ‘Mudbound’ should be on your radar.
Celebrating 100 Years Of Jacob Lawrence: A Phenomenon
A century of Jacob Lawrence calls for celebration, with today marking what would have been the painter and storyteller’s 100th birthday.
Celebrating 100 Years Of Jacob Lawrence: A Phenomenon
A century of Jacob Lawrence calls for celebration, with today marking what would have been the painter and storyteller’s 100th birthday. Regarded as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Lawrence was well known for his contemporary and vibrant depictions of everyday life, heavily inspired by his home in Harlem. Here, in retrospect, we […]