In the early part of the 20th century, black filmmakers were forced to work outside the white Hollywood mainstream -- and produced around 500 films, mainly for black audiences. To preserve this ...

A new national cultural institution preserving African American film and television history while creating pathways for future creators. Preserving African American film and television history is ...

Watch these selections that highlight the range and evolution of Black film. By Robert Daniels Founded in 1926 as a one-week observance by the historian Carter G. Woodson, the annual celebration of ...

Films originally produced 1915-1946. Booklet, titled Pioneers of African-American cinema: film notes, includes an introduction by Paul D. Miller (aka D.J. Spooky), and essays by Charles Musser, ...

"Lime Kiln Club Field Day" is considered one of the oldest feature-length films with an all-Black cast. The 1913 hour-long feature about a ladies' man trying to win the heart of a local beauty is also ...

volume 1. Theater, film, and television -- volume 2. Sports -- volume 3. Music and popular art Volume I: Theater, film, and television. The politics of representation in African American theater and ...

Elizabeth Meaders owns newspaper clippings from the 1700s, documenting a Staten Island slave's life, as part of her dazzling ...

With movie-history viewing choices spawning like mold in a damp room, we can easily see the things we didn’t even know we’d never seen. For me that includes Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy ...

Honor Juneteenth with these 10 unforgettable films showcasing African American voices, history, and filmmaking brilliance.

It was 1970 and Black-Jewish relations weren’t at their best. Two years earlier, the Ocean-Brownsville teachers’ strike in Brooklyn had pitted Black and Jewish New Yorkers against one another.

Winning an Oscar has the potential to make or break an actor’s career. Now, we’re looking deeper into their stories. Despite 2025 Oscars snubs, let’s take a look at Black, history-making moments at ...

"Lime Kiln Club Field Day," one of the oldest feature-length films with an all-black cast, was shot partially in New Jersey. The 224-page guide, published in February, gives a succinct history and ...