Posts Tagged ‘Black Arts and Culture’
Why TV Writer Angela Nissel, Black Females in Hollywood Need to be Heard
By Yesha Callahan, The Root If you took a look at the writers’ room of some of your favorite television shows, you’d be hard-pressed to find a black person, and even harder pressed to find a black woman. But for the last decade, Angela Nissel has been leaving her mark behind the scenes on shows…
Read MoreAmazon Is Developing An Alt-History Show Called ‘Black America’
By Zeba Blay, HuffPost Black Voices Will Packer, the man behind the hit comedy “Girls Trip,” is bringing a new show to Amazon that might give HBO a run for its money. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Packer is teaming up “Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder on “Black America,” a drama set in an alternate history in…
Read MoreJay Z and Harvey Weinstein to Bring Trayvon Martin’s Story to Film and TV
From: Colorlines Written By: Sameer Rao In the article “Jay Z and Harvey Weinstein to Bring Trayvon Martin’s Story to Film and TV,” culture reporter/blogger Sameer Rao highlights Jay Z Carter’s collaboration with producer Harvey Weinstein to create a narrative film and docuseries on the 2012 murder that lit the fuse of the Black Lives…
Read MoreMy Black History: The Case for Black Art in an Anti-Presidential Era
From: The Root Authored by: Maiysha Kai In “My Black History: The Case for Black Art in an Anti-Presidential Era”, Maiysha Kai explains the power black art holds in the current political state of the United States. She explains how, “The Black Arts Movement that followed was a direct response to the loss of our…
Read More“Black Nativity” by Langston Hughes – December 10-13, 2015
The Hansberry-Sands Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, presents Black Nativity, a musical by renown poet Langston Hughes, at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, December 10-12, 2015.
Read MoreUCLA students protest after partygoers wear blackface at Kanye West-themed frat party
By Veronica Rocha, LA Times Chanting “Black Bruins Matter,” UCLA students crammed into Chancellor Gene Block’s office Thursday, demanding a response for a party described as racist after some students wore blackface to a Kanye West-themed fraternity party. Holding signs reading, “Our culture is not a costume,” hundreds of students marched on campus days…
Read MoreWhy It Isn’t Possible For Black Americans To Appropriate African Culture
Julia Craven explains why Black Americans have a right to explore the roots and homes from which they were forcibly removed years ago.
Read MoreCan Reforming Culture Save Black Youths?
In a new book, Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson explores the way in which culture can be used to understand and improve the lives of young African Americans.
Read MoreHow Hip-Hop Has Become a Gateway to Black Poetry
An episode of Left of Black delves into the world of hip hop and its connections to poetry and Black culture.
Read MoreHappy Kwanzaa!
Learn about a relatively recent holiday that celebrates Black culture every December around the world.
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