Filmmaker documents sexism, misogyny in hip-hop

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Byron Hurt is an award-winning filmmaker, activist and lecturer. But most of all, he is a brother who takes on issues like sexism, misogyny and hyper-masculinity in hip-hop...

'The Help' shows good stories have no color barrier

Javier E. David

OPINION - Cinematic history is replete with examples of movies that spark ire over the racial composition of the team behind the camera...

Freeman in talks for magician crime film, 'Now You See Me'

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Morgan Freeman's TV series sees him investigating the unexplained secrets of the cosmos; for his next film, he may be exposing the fraudulent illusions...

'The Help' opens to $5.5 mil, lands a rare A+

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On average, only two movies per year garner an "A+" rating from CinemaScore, a market-research firm that surveys moviegoers on a picture's opening day...

Love lessons from our favorite Spike Lee joints

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There's nothing like a Spike Lee Joint. His pro-black, beautifully and artistically crafted films are layered with messages conveyed through his one of a kind imagery and dialogue...

Can 'The Help' win over black audiences?

Kia Miakka Natisse

REVIEW - Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer create characters worth watching, people who you root for until the very end...

Cartoon version of 'Black Dynamite' coming to Adult Swim

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The wait is finally over and we get our first look at the animated spin-off of Michael Jai White's popular Blaxploitation action comedy 'Black Dynamite'...