Written by Wendy Eley Jackson, a lecturer in the Department of Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara, the film is part of an effort to create movies that appeal to African-American families, ...

As Paducah gears up for the Black Film and Filmmakers Festival next week, one seasoned director anticipates showing a portion ...

In a historic first, “Napa Ever After” was the first Mahogany movie — inspired by Hallmark’s Mahogany line of African-American cards — to premiere on the main Hallmark Channel.

We want to invite everyone to watch this film so they can better understand the importance of supporting nursing mothers.” ...

After examining the films, the professor realized that they constituted an invaluable collection of African-American movies from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Historically, Black movies have played an invaluable role in reflecting the richness and depth of African-American heritage. Most films that have spanned the past few decades have been considered ...

Ironically the original Super Fly, released by Warner Bros., played as pivotal a role in the African-American cinema of the 1970s as Black Panther seems to be playing in the modern movie landscape.

On a February afternoon in 1940, Hattie McDaniel — then one of the biggest African-American movie stars in the world — marched into the Culver City offices of producer David O. Selznick and ...

Last week, for the first time ever, the Cut was the media sponsor of the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. The nine-day celebration shed light on Black filmmakers and ...

Many race movies were produced independently by such companies as Norman Film of Jacksonville, Fla., and Micheaux Pictures of New York, the latter run by the pioneering African-American entrepreneur ...

From Saloum to The Battle of Algiers, these are the best and most thought-provoking African-made war movies.

This story first appeared in the Feb. 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. On a February afternoon in 1940, Hattie McDaniel — then one of the biggest African-American movie stars in the ...