WHY IS THIS THE CRITICAL ISSUE? 82.3% is the number of African American children born since 1990 that will not live in the same home as their biological fathers before graduating High School. Today, a generation of African American youth, have not had sustained access to positive paternal or male role models. Consequently, the concept [...]
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PART 1 Democracy Now host Any Goodman caught up actor Danny Glover at this year’s Sundance Film Festival to talk about the new documentary “The Black Power Mixtape.” The film, which was co-produced by Glover, features rare archival footage shot by two Swiss journalists at the height of the Black Power movement, between the years [...] SOUL BOY – A STORY OF AFRICAN FILM MAKING “The Black Candle” Trailer, Narrated by Maya Angelou from Dr. Maya Angelou on Vimeo. The Black Candle is a landmark, vibrant documentary film that uses Kwanzaa as a vehicle to explore and celebrate the African-American experience. Narrated by world renowned poet Maya Angelou and directed by award-winning author and filmmaker M.K. Asante, The Black Candle [...] Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006, this film breaks the silence surrounding the tens of thousands of women and girls who have been kidnapped, raped and sexually tortured in that country’s intractable civil war. The filmmaker, herself a survivor of gang rape, talks with activists, peacekeepers, physicians and [...] The Space Traders is the startling opening to the classic trilogy Cosmic Slop directed by Reginald Hudlin. In this compelling story a group of aliens visit the U.S. promising to solve all the country’s major problems in exchange for all people of African ascent. Can you guess what happens next? Fast forward to now, with [...] To Serve the Gods is about the beliefs, rituals and performances of a week-long ceremony given by a Haitian family in honor of its ancestral spirits. We are told at the outset of the film that this sevis loua only occurs every twenty to thirty years. This particular service takes place in a rural community [...] As Africa looks desperately for leaders of integrity and vision, the life and ideals of the late Thomas Sankara seem more and more relevant and exemplary with the passage of time. This new film should go a long way towards explaining why, though largely forgotten in this country, Sankara is still venerated on his own [...] This film looks incredible. The word is that it’s scheduled to be released in the fall of 2009. I can’t wait to see it in its entirety. For more info on the legendary capoeira fighter Besouro Manganga read the summary below. WHO IS BESOURO MANGANGA? |
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