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…
Iconic Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ Transcribed into Dance
Reimagine the relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s 57-year-old speech “We Shall Overcome” in Tommie-Waheed Evans’ “Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest.” The…
Regina King speaks about ‘One night in Miami’
Race, politics, power, and civil rights become the focus when four iconic characters gather in a hotel room in Regina King’s directorial debut. A film…
A Trinidadian tale, an Angolan drama and a Nigerian film kick off AFI Fest
Passports, visas, and other travel documents are the mainstay of GDN Studios “Eyimofe,” an engaging Nigerian immigration drama, which weaves a compelling tale of two…
Regina King’s feature directorial debut to release in theaters
Amazon Studios has set a release date for Oscar and Emmy-winner Regina King’s feature directorial debut, “One Night in Miami.” The film will open in…
‘I wanted to pay homage to the continent,’ says director Anwar Jamison
His latest drama “Coming to Africa,” follows an African American who visits West Africa for the first time and for Memphis based director Anwar Jamison,…
DBDT DanceAfrica goes virtual in 2020
Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) celebrates the 15th Anniversary of DanceAfrica with a virtual cultural tradition to touch your soul. Washington, D.C. based Step Afrika!…