Angela Bassett's top 10 film roles
SLIDESHOW - The 54-year-old star has excelled at playing both icons (Tina Turner and Betty Shabazz for example) and down-to-earth working class women...
'Boyz n the Hood' reimagined by interpretive dancers
theGRIO REPORT - According to The New Yorker, 35-year-old African-American dancer Kyle Abraham is reinterpreting the Oscar nominated film in his own show called 'Pavement'...
Slideshow: Laurence Fishburne's top 10 films
SLIDESHOW - Fishburne remains one of the most underrated Hollywood stars despite four decades in the business...
Slideshow: A brief history of the 'hood film'
SLIDESHOW - Shortly after 'Boyz n the Hood' scores of film emerged around the heading of what Wikipedia calls 'hood films'...
'Boyz n the Hood' at 20: How it remains relevant
OPINION - 'Boyz n the Hood' seems to ask this still relevant question: Sure we all have to go sometime, but does it have to be at the business end of a firearm?...
American Black Film Festival starts rolling
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Friday, the festival's co-founder, said he wanted to change America's tone of African-American characters on television and films...
