By Kam Williams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Kam Williams: I’ve loved all three of your feature films, this new one, and “Hunger” and “Shame” as well. They are so different from each other and yet quite remarkable and memorable, each in their own way. SM: Thank you. Well, I do my best. I’m just happy that […]
By Kam Williams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper It’s the Fourth of July in suburbia where we find 16 year-old Abigayle (Aja Naomi King) caring for her bedridden mother (Yolonda Ross) while her father Joe’s (Wendell Pierce) job has taken him out of town. Normally, Joe can trust his dutiful daughter to […]
Toronto film-festival-goers were treated to the world premiere of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” directed by Justin Chadwick and featuring Idris Elba in the title role.
The adaptation of the autobiography of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was entrusted by Mandela to producer Anant Singh nearly two decades ago.
“The March” reveals the dramatic story behind the March on Washington through the remembrances of key players such as Jack O’Dell, Clarence B. Jones, Julian Bond and Andrew Young. Supporters giving testimonials of the March include Harry Belafonte, Diahann Carroll, Roger Mudd, Peter Yarrow and Oprah Winfrey
Police release video of Walgreens robbers
At approximately 1:40 a.m., Nov. 6, police received a report that two masked men entered the Walgreens store at 10412 Coldwater armed with handguns. The store employees were “man handled” and pushed to the floor before being forced to open the cash drawer.
For the Children dance promo for the Three Rivers Arts Center for Kids
60-second promo of the award winning show with the Dance Collective recently was honored with a Philo T. Farnsworth Award for excellence in children’s programming. The mission of TRACK is to use the power of art and inspiring stories to combat child abuse.
Fort Wayne native Justin Jordan directs/shoots/edits this ArtistDirector production with his wife Charity. The Atlanta-based web series recently won first place at this year’s Hollywood Black Film Festival. Click here to read the full article. Catch Karen’s “Mommy Uncensored” action starting from the very beginning. Eight episodes of raw, diaper-dandied entertainment and parenting gone wrong. […]
Premiere of Tasha DeNae song “Shine”
The song is a testament to overcoming all struggles of life and persevering through any tribulation. Whether it be a lost of a loved one, drug addiction, crime or any other battle that we as a people have to fight, it is essential we strive for our inner lights to SHINE and let LOVE submerge the darkness!
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