Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor were early trailblazers for cinematic adaptations of Negress stories. Adaptations of their autobiography, novel and stories catapulted their work and names to national prominence their Harlem Renaissance and Black Power Movement predecessors were unable to enjoy in their lifetimes.
Category: Film
Yes! Films About Black Writers Do Exist (Part Two)
Flavorwire recently published a Top 50 Films About Writers list. Only one black-cast film was included. Here’s a bit of a correction.
Ruby: New York Times Obituary
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Tulsa Race Riot miniseries to come to OWN.
In 1929, race riots tore down the little-known area of America once known as "Black Wall Street," where hundreds of middle-class and upwardly mobile African-Americans sheltered for their own version of the American dream. The community burned to the ground, and finally the unsung heroes of this era will have their say to national audiences … Continue reading Tulsa Race Riot miniseries to come to OWN.
Black Butterflies, or just a post to sing the praises of my favorite actresses…
I would designate a special day and Oscar for the following women who have been visible to all of America for decades, enriched our lives, portrayed brave new worlds and given me the cinematic models to dream upon in my own little humble life as well as to imagine characters for...
Lucky Me (Or, On a Good Day)
I promised myself I would 'blog' here every single week. I would create a post, a literary non-fiction essay I like to call them, since 'post' sounds so bite-sized, and I am a Type-A overachiever who has to do everything notably. Of course, as usual, I have topics and words crashing my head in relation … Continue reading Lucky Me (Or, On a Good Day)
Are You a Joyce Vincent?
I A definitive 21st Century Western biography concerns a Black female Londonder who passed away in her government-subsidized bedsit/SRO flat in 2003, at a time she was wrapping Christmas presents and writing Christmas cards—and she remained in there, seated on her couch, putrefying and finally skeletizing, for the next three years. In 2006, a government agency kicked in … Continue reading Are You a Joyce Vincent?
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