CNN— republican administration. Ron DeSantis Florida blocks new advanced placement course for high school students African American Studies. In a Jan. 12 letter to the College Board, the nonprofit organization that oversees the AP program, the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Curriculum said it was “inexplicably inconsistent with the law.” of Florida and has … Read more
An Oscars museum exhibition will open on Sunday to highlight generations of pioneering and groundbreaking, often forgotten, black directors who shaped American cinema and sought to challenge stereotypes. Long before Denzel Washington or spike Lee, generations of pioneering and revolutionary black directors have shaped American cinema, as AFP recalls. They have thus sought to fight … Read more
Long before Denzel Washington or Spike Lee, generations of pioneering and groundbreaking black directors shaped American cinema and sought to challenge stereotypes, shows an exhibit at the recently opened Oscars museum in Los Angeles. “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971” looks back on key moments in the little-known history of black American cinema, and in particular on … Read more
In Los Angeles, the exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 looks back at the key moments in the little-known history of black American cinema, and in particular the hundreds of independent feature films made until the 1960s. Long before Denzel Washington or Spike Lee, generations of pioneering and revolutionary black directors shaped American cinema and sought … Read more
Long before Denzel Washington or Spike Lee, generations of pioneering and groundbreaking black directors shaped American cinema and sought to challenge stereotypes, shows an exhibition at the Oscars museum that opens in Los Angeles on Sunday. “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971” looks back on the key moments in the little-known history of black American cinema, and … Read more
The exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 looks back at key moments in the little-known history of black American cinema at the Oscars museum. It focuses in particular on the hundreds of independent feature films made until the 1960s with African-American actors for an African-American audience, called “race films”, when racial segregation was still in effect … Read more
In 1964, the year that Martin Luther King won the Nobel Prize and Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, Poitier won the best actor award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field,” which marked another first. “Lilies” was a small movie that became a huge success. It would be 38 years before another black … Read more
More than ever, the Oscars evening which will take place on Sunday is placed under the sign of diversity. Thus, 9 of the 20 finalists for the performance awards are not white. For this 2021 gala, the Blackfilm.com site lists 23 quotes from finalists for members of Afro-descendant communities, including 6 among the actors. Clear … Read more