The 2019 International PressPlay Film Festival held recently at the Alamo Drafthouse at Toyota music factory in Dallas, Texas. The festival produced award winners as…
Koshie Mills: “Africans from the continent have African privilege and have a clear sense of identity and self.”
During a recent dialogue at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, Koshie Mills ignited the ongoing feud between Africans and African Americans. Mills,…
Kool & the Gang honored with the Marian Anderson Award
The group has produced endless hits that include “Celebration,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Ladies Night,” “Get Down On It,” “Joanna,” “Hollywood Swinging,” and were the recipients of…
Dallas Black Dance Theater presents ‘Black on Black’
Exciting times are here again with the Black on Black Dallas Black Dance Theater year end performance. Enjoy the sheer talent of DBDT and DBDT:…
SAG-AFTRA Foundation honors Ava DuVernay
The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay was honored recently by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. DuVernay, a writer, producer, director and entrepreneur who has made a…
Mario Van Peebles to direct Salt-N-Pepa biopic
“New Jack City” director Mario Van Peebles will be directing Lifetime’s highly anticipated 3-hour biopic on the female rap group Salt-N-Pepa. The series which stars…
“I knew Cynthia Erivo could play Harriet Tubman for she is a force of nature,” says Harriet director Kasi Lemmons
It’s virtually impossible not to be moved by this story of Harriet Tubman’s life. A film, which begins with her as a young slave on…
A celebration of African Artists at AFRIMMA, Dallas
The 6th edition of Africa Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) held recently at the Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas. Legendary Nigerian multi award winning artist, 2 Face…
‘It’s all about trying to find a way of doing it,’ says Maleficent II actor Chiwetel Ejiofor
Directed by Joachim Rønning, the film picks up several years after the events of the first film which was released in theaters in 2014. It…