The Widow’s Son, a movie by Willie Workman Oga tells in very colourful and compelling way the travails of widows in the Nigerian nay African…
Idris Elba, Folake Olowofoyeku and Dayo Okeniyi tapped for Image Awards
The full list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards is out and includes nods to several African actors. Idris Elba, Folake Olowofoyeku, Yvonne…
Academy Honors Tyler Perry
The Academy will present its Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). Perry is slated…
“I have developed a piece that I hope will challenge systems of oppression,” says director Nate Parker
A provoking and powerful film, Nate Parker’s latest project “American Skin,” follows a Black Iraqi War Vet, who seeks justice for his only son after…
Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha sizzle on screen in ‘Sylvie’s Love’
Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl. What is about rom-coms that makes us all dewy-eyed and drawn to them? Just ask writer/director…
Akon to build smart city in Senegal
Akon, famed Senegalese American singer plans to build a new $6 billion smart city in Senegal and has confirmed that construction on “Akon City” will…
Nnamdi Asomugha plays a Jazz musician in ‘Sylvie’s Love’
A former football player, who was considered one of the best defensive players in the National Football League, Nnamdi Asomugha has since kicked his film…
Babyface, Brandy and Smokey Robinson to perform at the Soul Train Awards
BET has announced a list of performers and presenters scheduled to hit the virtual stage for the 2020 Soul Train Awards. “Feed Your Soul,” is…
Twin Hopes: Nigerian Brothers Tackle a Migrant Tale
Lots of siblings make movies. From the Coen’s, the Hughes brothers to the Wachowski siblings, keeping it in the family is always a recipe for…