She’s the festival director for #BlackMuslimGirlFly Film Festival, which was founded in February 2018 to highlight films and projects created by Black Muslim Girls from…
Cynthia Erivo to receive ABFF’s Rising Star Award
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo has been tapped to receive the “Rising Star Award” at the 2020 ABFF Honors. The…
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage win big at 6th AFRIMA in Lagos
The 6th AFRIMA (All Africa Music Awards) night at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria witnessed the continent’s…
Awards at the 2019 International PressPlay Film Festival in Texas
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…