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IFAFF Film Festival Amplifies Bail Reform with “Trapped: Cash Bail in America”

The virtual 7th IFAFF International will screen feature-length documentaries, feature films, and topical shorts, all with themes centered on the epidemic of mass incarceration,...

Chicago Pastry Chef Stars in Netflix Bake Squad

Chicago pastry chef, Maya-Camille Broussard will battle it out in the upcoming show, “Bake Squad” premiering on Netflix, August 11.  In each episode of...

Chicago Native, Actor, Michael Boatman Dishes on Season 5 of “The Good Fight”

Chicago native, actor, Michael Boatman is no stranger to playing roles that challenge the notion of what Blackness looks like.  Born in Colorado Springs...

Spoken Word Shines in Summertime.

Summertime follows 27 youth spoken word poets over a single day in Los Angeles. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and...

Chicago Children’s Choir stars in Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World

Chicago Children’s Choir (CCC), a nonprofit organization that inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global ambassadors through music, will be featured...

Emmy Nominations Have Historic Number of Black and Brown Nominees.

People of Color earned an historic amount of Emmy Award Nominations yesterday.   The virtual ceremony was hosted by father-daughter duo, Ron Cephas Jones (This...

“Summer of Soul” is a Brilliant Reminder of the Healing Power of Music.

While the world watched hippies dancing in the mud at Woodstock, over 300 thousand black people gathered in Harlem for the Soul Music Festival. ...

Mary J. Blige Gives Fans a Glimpse inside with “My Life” Documentary Film.

Known for her soul-stirring lyrics and vocals that communicate the feelings and thoughts of a generation, Mary J. Blige gives fans a front-row seat...

Curtiss Cook of ‘The Chi’ Stars in The Steven Spielberg Remake of West Side Story.

Curtiss Cook, who plays Douda in Lena Waithe's Showtime drama series The Chi, will play the first Black character in the Steven Spielberg-directed remake...

The Story of Pauli Murray. Where Civil Rights, Gender Equality and Feminism Intersect.

Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat and a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation; Pauli...
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