Film Forum’s Tribute to Ousmane Sembène
NYC’s Film Forum pays tribute to the “father of African cinema”, Senegalese film director, producer and writer Ousmane Sembène.
Sembène is ..
Exhibit: “BLACKS In and Out of the Box”
A new photography exhibit at the California African American Museum.
Read a review of the exhibit and see some of the photos on display in..
LA Times Article: Putting the ‘Afro’ back in ‘Afro-Brasil.’
Excerpt:
“An estimated 3 million to 5 million Africans were brought to Brazil between the beginning of Portuguese colonization in the 1500s..
Photo Genius Runs in the Family: Dr. Deborah Willis & Her Son Hank Willis Thomas
How bad a** is this? A Mom and Son photography legacy!
This is the stuff African American families are made of, but you would never see it..
Recap: “Women, Race & Beauty” panel hosted by Glamour Magazine
The CocoaChic Beauty site covered this important dialogue on “women, race & beauty” that took place on November 27, 2007.
The discussion w..
San Francisco, CA Exhibit
Gallery Route One
“Our Town.” Photographs by C.R. Snyder. “Where We Live.” Images by members of the Latino Photography Project. Works by St..
Exhibit: Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits
The inaugural exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) — traces the h..
Independent Film Challenges Western Beauty Standards
Blonde hair, blue eyes, Barbie doll-like proportions, strutting your stuff in a barely-there swimsuit: none of these will qualify a woman ..
Exhibit: SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007, 6-8 PM
Von Lintel Gallery is pleased to present Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. Taking a..
Illuminating & Informative Book Review on Black Masculinity
Semi off topic for this photo-focused blog, I know, but this article (“It’s a Man’s World: The Politics of Black Masculinity” by Lavelle P..
