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Each One Teach One at ABFF

If you're an independent or aspiring filmmaker, it's no longer enough to be good at your craft. In the digital age, where content reigns supreme and the lines between advertiser and distributor are blurring, you need to build your own audience well ...
alysha-walker

Voices & Opinions

Celebrating Nelson Mandela

July 18, 2011 is Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday. A cause for celebration, this is a day to remember and honor the world-changing work of the former President of South Africa, who was a powerful political prisoner and freedom fighter. ...
deborah-santana

Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did

There I was, standing outside in the middle of a concrete court in the hot sun. All alone, I started to walk across the grass to get the basketball that had gotten me in this predicament. Why hadn't I chosen to go to the closer park? ...
candace-parker

Treatment Can Stop HIV/AIDS in its Tracks

On Tuesday, I had the privilege of speaking at the United Nations' Women Global Coalition on HIV/AIDS and I wanted to share this experience with you. I've included the video of my speech (at the bottom of this post) and am sharing my complete ...
alicia-keys

Let's Plant a Forest

Sunday, June 5 is World Environment Day (WED) -- what better way to celebrate the environment than by planting a forest in this year's host country, India? ...
don-cheadle

No Excuse

I love food. There is nothing better than sitting down to a meal of Tchep bou djen, a Senegalese dish with fish, rice and vegetables. ...
angelique-kidjo

What I Learned from Oprah's Finale

As I write this, I'm wrapping up a fifteen-hour work day and at 9 pm, it's an early night. ...
zandile-blay

Beyonce and the New Black Feminist Movement

Whenever Beyonce releases new music, she elicits strong reactions from fans and haters alike. Recently, the streak-haired R&B songstress has sparked a vibrant debate in the black blogosphere about whether her latest video single 'Run the World ...
geneva-s-thomas

Dove Hullabaloo Misses the Point

Dove's new VisibleCare body wash print advertisement has prompted cries of racial insensitivity. The ad promises, "visibly more beautiful skin from the most unexpected place - your shower." Standing in an art gallery, three smiling towel clad ...
shola-lynch

Jurnee Smollet Rumored to Star as Florence Ballard in Singer\'s Biopic

Jurnee Smollet Rumored to Star as Florence Ballard in Singer's Biopic "Blondie"

From indieWire: The last time this project and its cast were discussed here was back in ...

Lauryn\'s Hill\'s New Straigtened Do

Lauryn's Hill's New Straigtened Do

Lauryn Hill debuted her choppy new do at L.A. Rising at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Just ...

Obama Has Ideas For Malia\'s First Car, Including A \'Boy Ejector\'

Obama Has Ideas For Malia's First Car, Including A 'Boy Ejector'

From Huffington Post: While the President isn't too worried about aging himself ("Michelle ...

Wells Fargo Probed by Feds for Preying on Black Borrowers

Wells Fargo Probed by Feds for Preying on Black Borrowers

From Salon.com: Staggering findings have emerged about the vast extent to which minority ...

Black Student Can\'t Be Valedictorian

Black Student Can't Be Valedictorian

From Court House News: A high school southeast of Little Rock would not let a black student be ...

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