‘Guava Island’ Film Review: Music Spurs Revolution
By Gabrielle Chenault “Guava Island” is a beautiful film about how music can fuel a revolution. This film stars Donald Glover and Rihanna as a couple on... Read More...
Art
The Man Behind the Lens and Pencil
By Athen Rae Shawn Punch earned his B.A. in Sociology from Penn State University in 2001. After graduation, he began working in a city hospital which was pa... Read More...
Harmonia Rosales: Brush Strokes of Black Excellence
By Danielle McCalla
As the descendants of Africans become more familiar with the power of unity and pride in culture, more images and productions show tan, bro... Read More...
Nu Origins Networking Event, Panel and Exhibition
By Danielle McCalla The Kalahari Gallery in Brooklyn was the watering hole for movers and shakers in fashion, modeling, photography, media, printing, tech ... Read More...
‘Coming To America’ Sequel Gets August 2020 Release Date
The sequel to Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America" classic will be released on Aug. 7, 2020. Paramount Pictures confirmed the news Monday. Murphy will reprise... Read More...
94-Year-Old Legend Cicely Tyson Has No Plans To Retire
Cicely Tyson graces one of the covers for TIME Magazine’s new
special issue
“The Art of Optimism” and makes clear that she has no intention of retiring. The... Read More...
#Oscars Black Panther Becomes First Superhero Film Nominated for Best Picture
The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and Black Panther became the first comic book film nominated for Best Picture. Black Panther, directed ... Read More...
Our First and Only Love
By Khem Aunghk Annu
Beware,
beware,
there is a Queen
to be seen,
a beauty amidst the unreal
with natural features unaltered
and unconcealed,
she’s not j... Read More...
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Album Still Maintains Significance Because Of Its Place Within Black Culture
An album of any sort requires an element of cohesion that unites a collection and tells one story. A traditional photo album may consist of a number of captured... Read More...
LAUGHTER
Poetry by Khem Aunghk Annu Laughter is medicine, and it doesn't take a doctor to prescribe. It is in itself a healer that has no home, ... Read More...
The Schomburg Center Pays Homage to the Black Power Movement
History books only teach us about the non-violent period of the Civil Rights movement, mentioning the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. In honor o... Read More...
Black Women Photographers & Artist Discuss Positive Art Representation
"Mfon", which directly translates to "I have seen the goodness of God" as explained by moderator and Deputy Editor of "MFON: Black Women Photographers of the Af... Read More...
Let It Shut Down: The Slow Death of Equal Opportunity
“” Let it shut down Let it erode itself Let it shut down Let them in Let the melting pot brew Let’s confess no matte... Read More...
Let Us Remember Our History With Photography By Yannis Davy
As we thrive and grow, progress and innovate as a people and culture, one thing that we must never be forgotten is our history. In a time where self-preservati... Read More...
