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Posters for Montreal International Black Film Festival outside the Imperial Cinema Sept. 27, 2023. (Gareth Madoc-Jones, CityNews) The opening night of the 19th Montreal International Black Film Festival starts off with a red carpet screening at the Imperial Cinema that features “The Space Race.” “It’s about breaking down racial barriers. And right now, you know, […]
“I’m just honored that Phylicia has agreed and she is coming through,” said Babineaux, who launched the festival in 2019. “She’s so busy. She’s the dean of Howard (University) school of fine arts and she’s directing a play. I’m like, Wow! You fit us in! Thank you!” Rashad, who is probably best known for playing […]
The 19th Montreal International Black Film Festival shoots for the stars with its Wednesday night opening selection, the Canadian première of The Space Race at the Imperial Cinema. But this riveting documentary also plunges viewers down to Earth with a thud as it exposes the struggles of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists to […]
The south of France is once again a mecca for creatives! The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is in full effect this week, and some of our favorite Black women are in attendance. We’ve seen Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun, Amanda Gorman, Issa Rae, Danai Gurira, and more . . .
Africa’s largest pop culture festival opened this week with a spotlight on home-grown superheroes including a black knight battling South Africa’s rolling power cuts and a warrior inspired by the legendary Zulu king Shaka.Clad in superhero capes and sci-fi costumes, thousands of people flocked to a vast expo centre south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on […]
Four Walls Since its inception in 2006, Nashville’s International Black Film Festival has distinguished itself from other similar events. First, it’s the state’s only African American-established and African American-inspired film festival. Second, it has presented and debuted domestic and international works from filmmakers that spotlight often underexposed or overlooked aspects of the Black experience. And […]
2023 International Black Writers Festival promotional flier. Photo Courtesy of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. The International Black Writers Festival is scheduled to take place at Howard University’s Founders Library from Sept. 27-29. The conference is being convened by the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and the Center For Journalism and Democracy at Howard. This year’s
Aug. 11, 1973, is widely regarded as a pivotal day in the emergence of hip-hop. At a back-to-school party in a South Bronx community room, DJ Kool Herc famously used two record turntables to extend the “breaks” (percussive interludes) of soul and funk songs — an innovation that gave rise to hip-hop’s musical signature. USC […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For 45 years, Historic Columbia has worked to highlight Black culture through its annual Jubilee Festival. “It’s my favorite holiday. … For the freedom of Black people,” Marley Green said. It’s a chance to sing songs of the past, share recipes of yesterday, and spread knowledge with future generations. “Celebrate being Black, […]
“If you are on the sensitive side, please take your Kleenex out,” the Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland warned the audience Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Holland was trying to prepare us for her latest, “Green Border,” a great howl of a movie about the crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus. There, […]