‘Entertainment’ Archives
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet And Musician, Has Passed. Words don’t do justice…
We are deeply saddened by this loss…but grateful for his legacy… Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the [Read More]
Erykah’s new video joint, “Out My Mind, Just in Time”
OUT MY MIND JUST IN TIME from Creative Control on Vimeo. [Read More]
‘Teach Me How to Dougie’ Cali Swag District group member, M-Bone killed in drive-by shooting
Hip-hop fans are mourning the loss of 22-year-old Cali Swag District group member M-Bone (born Montae Talbert) today. Talbert was reportedly shot in front of an Inglewood, CA liquor store late Sunday evening. According to the Associated Press the Cali Swag [Read More]
‘I Will Follow’ Breaks Ground on Screen and starts a movement.
LA, ATL, NYC, Philly, Seattle: If you have not seen this film yet this weekend, please do. It really is the Black film you’ve been wanting to see. Great story, real people, deep themes artfully done, with a [Read More]
‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon on Drug War, Lack of Options for ‘The Other America’ | AlterNet
In an essay published two years ago in Time magazine, the writers of The Wire made the argument that we believe the war on drugs has devolved into a war on the underclass, that in places like West and East Baltimore, where the drug economy is now the only factory still [Read More]
Help Prioritize Future African American Documentary Production
California Newsreel is looking for your input. They are asking for your help in deciding on topics for future documentaries. ” What? All I have to do is tell them what I want to see on screen?” Yes, that’s it! So helping them out is helping us out! More [Read More]
