The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will present the 18th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Peoples of African Descent, which serves as the festival’s guiding theme.
We found this via Mimi and we’re very excited to see the show. Growing Up African is a new reality show based on a tight knit Tanzanian family in the United States.
Pottery is such a beautiful art form. You have the chance to shape earth into a work of art. In The State of Tennessee, located in the Southern portion of the United States , potter Jim McDowell creates face jugs that tell ancestral stories and celebrate current day triumphs.
“I Will Follow” by Ava DuVernay is getting positive national feed here in the United States. The film is about Maye (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) is a success.
The new Hayward Touring exhibition Reflections on the Self presents women’s visual narratives, as told through self-portraits and portraits of other women.
Ngugi is an internationally acclaimed Kenyan playwright, journalist, writer and professor. His theatrical work changed the way Theatre was experienced in Kenya and his work has been an inspiration and example to many writers around the world.
He’s a Grammy Award-winning musician, an irrefutable Reggae star, and staunch environmental and social activist. In April, ZIGGY MARLEY steps into another creative arena with the release of MARIJUANAMAN from Image Comics.
All over the world, especially in the Caribbean, people are celebrating the start of lent by dancing and singing with the best bands and wearing the most outrageous costumes.
Arise Magazine Lagos Fashion week is almost upon us. Starting March 10, 52 designers representing the Mother Land will descend on Nigeria to show some of the hottest designs in haute couture.
So many people have strong opinions on Black Film. Anthony Mackie, an African American actor, recently made comments that sparked controversy about the lack Black Oscar nominees at this years 2011 Academy Aawards.
