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BAM series on Sudanese films starts this week
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a new series of Sudanese films from April 25 through 30.The series, curated by Yasmina Tawil, examines the development of Sudan’s cinematic history from...
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‘Call Sheet’ brings star power and history, but leaves questions on the table
It is our duty to make sure that our “his-story” is preserved and shared in everything we do as a community. So the documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet” is an important piece of film and, in my...
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NY African Film Fest returns to Lincoln Center
At a time when international headlines focus obsessively on Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, we could all use a peek into life on the African continent. Meeting the moment is the 32nd New...
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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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