American Fiction

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thegrio, percival everett, dr. edda fields-black, branden jacobs-jenkins pulitzer prize
May 5, 2025
Everett’s work “James” has already won the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize and the Carnegie Medal for fiction, and
Cord Jefferson, Oscars, theGrio.com
March 11, 2024
Cord Jefferson said the Black community is “just as nuanced, complex and diverse as any other group” after winning his…
96th Annual Academy Awards - Show
March 10, 2024
Cord Jefferson, writer and filmmaker, won the Academy Award on Sunday night for his debut film, "American Fiction."
February 22, 2024
The African American Film Critics Association held its annual awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to honor Black talent…
January 23, 2024
The 96th Annual Academy Award nominations are here, with some of the greatest performances and work in film taking center…
January 2, 2024
From awards season contenders to daring genre explorations, here's a quick look at five films we can't wait to catch…
December 15, 2023
Jeffrey Wright delivers a top performance in "American Friction," a smart comedy about how we perform Blackness and react to…
October 18, 2023
The upcoming satire, based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett, features Wright as aggrieved author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison.