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Thirty years since its original release, Jungle Fever appears on Blu-ray for the first time, courtesy of the British Film Institute. Some aspects of the movie have aged well – it’s electrifying to revisit Samuel L Jackson’s breakthrough performance as a crack addict plumbing new depths to feed his habit. But other aspects haven’t fared so well, primarily the script’s sexual politics and the casting of Wesley Snipes as the (anti) romantic male lead.

As acclaimed pioneer tale First Cow arrives in cinemas, we go west in search of other tales of exploration and new beginnings on the American frontier.

By staging Kathleen Collins’s rich psychological portraits of Black women, a theatrical group aims to enlighten, heal and inspire.

BBC News By Molara Wood image copyrightLadebo family Filmmaker Ladi Ladebo, who has died aged 78, was one of the pioneers of Nigerian cinema in the celluloid-era optimism of the 1970s, and wrote the screenplay for one of the most important black films ever made. His death in London came nearly 20 years after his last directorial effort, Heritage. The film had its UK premiere at the Khalili Theatre of the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in 2004. Centred on the trade in African ar...

Ricardo Khan and the Performing Arts Alliance to be Honored at Theatre Communications Group 2021 Gala The Our Stories Gala will be held virtually on Zoom and take place between the two parts of TCG’s Virtual Conference: Our Theatre Ecology. by BWW News Desk Theatre Communications Group has announced the 2021 TCG 60th Anniversary Gala: Our Stories will be held virtually on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7:30pm ET with an afterparty to follow. The Gala will honor Ricardo Khan and the Performing ...

‘It’s now or never’ — We must free Mumia! By Larry Holmes posted on April 2, 2021 These slightly edited comments were given during the March 18 Workers World Party webinar, “Mumia Abu-Jamal : The Only Treatment is His Freedom!”  A quarter of a century ago, in the summer of 1995, Mumia was facing an execution date. That date was Aug. 17, [the birthday of Black Nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey]. We had one mission — for the movement to stop the execution. And through mass mobili...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (March 31, 2021) Updated Mar 31, 2021; While still in a holding pattern on presenting future productions, Crossroads Theatre Company invites audiences to revisit its past online. The New Brunswick-based theater will post “Crossroads: The Story of a Theatre” on its website for on-demand viewing from April 6 to May 2. The hourlong documentary was produced by NJN, the New Jersey Network, in 1...

"Uptight!" was a movie before its time, spotlighting problems still plaguing America today

For the most part, an “inheritance” left to you by an older relative or loved one is considered a personalized, even intimate, gift. An heirloom, perhaps, or a collection of items, or maybe even a certain amount of money, or a home—some sort of one-to-one relationship between the person doing the giving, and the person doing the receiving. And Ephraim Asili’s feature-length debut film “The Inheritance” begins with that setup: a young man inherits a West Philadelphia rowhome left to ...

Today, the NAACP announced that Civil Rights Movement icon  Rev. James Lawson will receive the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. The Chairman’s Award, which is sponsored by Wells Fargo, is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past honorees of the Chairman’s Award include Tyler Perry, then-Senator Barack Obama, Congresswoman Maxine Wate...