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Hard Truths Movie Review

Rarely is a character so driven by a contempt for others. It’s a secondary characteristic that actor Jean-Baptiste (Secrets &…

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New Criminal Justice Film Series from The Marshall Project Highlights Chicago Witnesses to System’s Injustices

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Harold Washington Library’s Cindy Pritzker Auditorium was a full house at the opening screening of a new local…

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TIFF 2019: In ‘Dolemite Is My Name,’ Eddie Murphy makes a way out of no way

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Directed by Craig Brewer, Dolemite Is My Name shares some familiar beats with your typical film about…

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‘Hair Love’ is Now in Theaters

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — “Hair Love,” a new animated short showing the love between a Black father and daughter, is…

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OCTFME Shares Plans for 202Creates 

THE AFRO — This September marks the four year anniversary of 202Creates Month in the District and all month long…

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Positive energy, fanfare sweep through 10th annual Bronzelens Film Festival

ATLANTA VOICE — Kathleen Bertrand radiated red-carpet royalty just before the commencement of the 10th Bronzelens Awards Show program at the…

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Hip-Hop and Fashion Film Featured at 2019 Sidewalk Festival, Wins Award

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Coming of age during the growth of hip-hop in the mid-1980s and working at the legendary Def Jam…

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The Pompano Beach Cultural Center Shines Spotlight on Black Filmmaker

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — Montage, a monthly film series at The Pompano Beach Cultural Center, returns in August with Support the…

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The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) TV Honors Winners Announced

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” earned four wins from the African American Film Critics Association, who…

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Black Fatherhood Shines in New Animated FIim

THE AFRO — For the most part, Historically, stories about Black fathers in mainstream media often carry a misleading, yet…

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