Last month Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us was released on Netflix. The shock, outrage, and disgust over the events depicted in the four-part docu-series is still palpable on social media. When…
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A number of people built successful careers following the 1989 wrongful prosecution and conviction of five black and hispanic boys accused of raping a white woman in New York’s Central Park. But…
Black film directors are probably the most underutilized and least recognized categories of people in Hollywood. Their unique perspective and ability to tell stories through film perhaps made greater by the fact…