Feb 8, 2021 | Art, Entertainment, Media
HBO’s original documentary, “Black Art: In the Absence of Light,” serves as a powerful introduction for mainstream audiences to a small cross section of the countless brilliant Black visual artists working today with a whiff of the genius that preceded them....
Feb 1, 2021 | Media, Music
For Black History Month 2021, Spotify is rolling out a massive slate of new programming aimed at honoring the history and cultural contributions of Black Americans in music, podcasts, and even visual art. As usual, the Black History Is Now hub will be the...
Feb 1, 2021 | Dance, Film, Media
Neon has picked up Jamila Wignot’s documentary Ailey, about dance and choreography legend Alvin Ailey, after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The deal is Neon’s second at Sundance after it nabbed the North American rights to Flee, an...
Jan 25, 2021 | Art, Media, Music
Big Dada is relaunching as a label run by black, POC & minority ethnic staff, releasing records by black, POC & minority ethnic artists, according to a statement. Revered for its hip-hop history, Big Dada was founded in 1997 by Will Ashon, who left in 2014....
Jan 18, 2021 | Leadership, Media
More than half a century after an assassin’s bullet silenced him, and 35 years after the nation began observing a federal holiday in his honor, Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy still resonate. As the preeminent voice of the civil rights...
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