VIDEO: Filmmaker Captures Everyday Life on Chicago’s South Side
A Chicago filmmaker named Cyrus Dowlatshahi is working on a feature length documentary about life on the South Side of Chicago. His footage is incredible. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!
View ArticleVideo: The Radical Imagination Series by Richard Stevenson Jr.
”The act of imagining is the root of all creation.” Amiri Baraka. The human spirit is beautiful, naturally creative, and inherently powerful. Lately I’ve been inspired by some brilliant people who...
View ArticleHow the Public School System is Failing America
With my ongoing addiction to political documentaries, I watched “Waiting for Superman” on Monday night. While I realize I’m a little late in reviewing the movie, (it released in September of 2010), I...
View ArticleNew Documentary, ‘Soul Food Junkies’ : Is Soul Food Killing Us?
A thought-provoking new documentary delves into the longstanding and controversial relationship between the African American community and Soul Food. Check out the trailer for 'Soul Food Junkies' at...
View ArticleWOKE UP BLACK Documentary Screening at Chicago Cultural Center Oct. 24th
Woke Up Black to screen at Chicago Cultural Center on October 24 In Q&A with NPR’s Cheryl Corley, youth discuss their personal stories and the importance of the 2012 vote WHAT:...
View ArticleScreening of Documentary WOKE UP BLACK at Harold Washington College on Feb....
Filmmaker and activist Mary F. Morten’s documentary Woke Up Black will screen at Harold Washington College, 30 East Lake Street, Room 103, in downtown Chicago on Monday, February 25, at 3 p.m. Don't...
View ArticleWatch FREE ANGELA DAVIS & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS at UChicago TONIGHT at 6PM
Don't miss a free screening of the highly anticipated documentary Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners at the University of Chicago tonight at 6pm!
View ArticleGraduation: Voices and Images of Chicago Youth Violence
This is an introduction to a series of ongoing posts featuring youth voices and images from Graduation, a multimedia project about Chicago youth violence.
View ArticleWorldstar Hip Hop Presents: ‘The Field: Violence, Hip Hop & Hope in Chicago’
Worldstar Hip Hop has become a haven for videos that present mostly blacks in an unflattering light. But despite the site’s reputation, its latest film, “The Field: Violence, Hip Hop & Hope in...
View ArticleEmanuel aides, CNN producers script Chicagoland scenes according to emails
If it appeared as though some of the scenes from CNN’s documentary series “Chicagoland” weren’t authentic, that’s because they weren’t. More than 700 emails reviewed by the Chicago Tribune reveal that...
View ArticleEvent: Face of Darkness – Journey to Healing
Filmmakers Squeaky Moore and Kenneth “KT” Nelson, along with executive producers Terrie M. Williams and Mari Yanuzzi will host the “Face of Darkness” – Journey to Healing event at the Schomburg Center...
View ArticleVideo: documentary takes on ‘rules of racism’
For its third installment, the “Hidden Colors” docuseries is tackling racism head on. The series takes a look at the cultural history of African Americans, through the lens of identity and race in...
View ArticleVideo: ’72 Percent’ documentary takes on ‘epidemic’ of black single parent
According to statistics, 72 percent of African American children are born to single parents. A new documentary “72 Percent,” aims to analyze “beyond catastrophic” statistics through conversation about...
View ArticleVideo: ‘Free Cece’ documentary calls attention to plight of trans, black people
Orange is the New Black star LaVerne Cox may be famous for her roles on the big screen, but the trans activist is also taking an active role in standing up for the rights of black people. Cox was so...
View ArticleFriends help ‘Interrupters’ star Ameena Matthews battling cancer
A Chicago-based activist whose violence-prevention work was featured in a critically acclaimed documentary has been diagnosed with cancer. Friends have started a fundraiser campaign in hopes of raising...
View ArticleSpike Lee to make documentary on Mo’ne Davis and her Little League team
Filmmaker Spike Lee is hoping to make a documentary about Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis and her team. Along with Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team, Davis captured the hearts of watchers...
View ArticleVideo: Spike Lee releases ‘Throw Like a Girl’ documentary in honor of Mo’ne...
Earlier we reported that director Spike Lee was working on a documentary about Little League World Series breakout star Mo’ne Davis. The short documentary, Throw Like a Girl, chronicles how Mo’ne was...
View ArticleProducers seeking stories from young people of color for ‘Woke Up Black. Again.’
The director and producer of a critically-acclaimed documentary centered around the lives of the young black experience is giving more individuals the chance to be featured. Woke Up Black. Again. is...
View ArticleVideo: ‘Light Girls’ film to explore colorism in Black community
Making its world-premiere as part of the Oprah Winfrey Network’s (OWN) month-long celebration honoring civil rights legends will be “Light Girls,” Bill Duke’s documentary. The film, which is a...
View ArticleWhat “lackluster” #LightGirls was missing
By diamond 11:04 am January 21, 2015 Viewers weighed in on Bill Duke’s Light Girls documentary and the overall sentiment is that it was lackluster at best, extremely problematic at worst. Perhaps it’s...
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