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‘Sinners’ on pace to become a must-watch phenomenon
As a vampire horror and adventure movie embedded with hoodoo, Blues music, and other Black infused themes, “Sinners”’s momentum is still going strong. The new film, directed by Ryan Coogler, has made...
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32nd New York African Film Fest: 2 billion people, 100 films, 3 reviews
No land is more prone to reductionist narratives than Africa. Whether it’s the invisibilizing of thousands of ethnicities and languages, or its chronic depiction as a place of famine and war, it’s no...
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Season 2 of ESPN’s ‘Full Court Press’ spotlights stars of women’s college...
Just last week Flau’jae Johnson of LSU walked the red carpet at the iconic Met Ball. A first round pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, Kiki Iriafen, formerly of USC, is focused on helping the Washington...
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Tribeca 2025, June 4–15, elevates the short film format with record-breaking...
The 2025 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, returns to New York City from June 4–15 with a powerful statement: Short films are not side dishes — they are center stage. This year, Tribeca is premiering...
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Afro Puerto Rico to be recognized with new website, TV series
Tiznando el país, an organization dedicated to promoting the recognition of Black communities in Puerto Rico, has announced new collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (UPR-RP),...
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Netflix’s ‘Forever’ — the fierce urgency of Black teenage love
t’s rare to find fully realized Black teenage love on screen. The last 40 years of cinema is strewn with teen romances, but they consist mostly of straight white leads (often accompanied by a Black...
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‘And Just Like That…’ celebrates Season 3 in NYC
Oh, New York. There’s something special about seeing our city through the lens of film and television — and few series have captured it like “Sex and the City”, its feature films, and now the rebooted...
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Jessie Maple’s film classic ‘Will’ reissued and on view at BAM
Before she died in 2023, filmmaker Jessie Maple had retired and gone to live in Atlanta, Georgia. Her daughter, Audrey Snipes, told the AmNews that at the time, JesMaplesie was doing more antique...
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Black Pride on film at Maysles Documentary Center
With their series “Pride at Maysles” amplifying and celebrating Queer Black culture, perception, and perspective, Harlem’s Maysles Documentary Center reprises the Homo-Harlem film festival I ran here...
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At Tribeca 2025, two breakthroughs — and a troubling absence
“It is the small hole that sinks the big ship.” This African proverb warns that ignoring small problems can sink something much larger. In 2025, a troubling pattern is emerging in the filmmaking world...
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