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Scene from the 1959 #film w/ #JohnnyNash & #EstelleHemsley ( #GoldenGlobeNominee). Nash would forgo film for a successful music career.
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🎬 *Stormy Weather* (1943) | 🎤 Ada Brown 🌟
She sizzles with Fats Waller on “That Ain’t Right” 🎹🔥 Pure bluesy swing magic! 🎶✨
💬 Favorite Ada Brown moment?
👕 Wear, share, and celebrate our history!
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No Way Out is a powder keg. That riot feels ripped from a modern feed, Cora glows with a beauty Hollywood never deserved, and Widmark spits pure venom—racism so raw it still stings. Wild this was made in 1950. #BlackFilmHistory #CinemaTruth Next up: A Piece of the Action Potier, Cosby, Jones (1977)
From Baldwin to Walker, Hansberry to Gaines, some of the greatest works of Black literature and theater have been transformed into unforgettable films. #BlackCinema #FilmAdaptations #BlackFilmHistory #KeepingItReel thefilmgordon.com/filmgordon-r...
The ending of Night of the Living Dead still hits. Because the danger didn’t end with the undead.
📖 Read the full story on our Substack page.
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Ja’Tovia Gary
Ja’Tovia Gary’s I KNOW IT WAS THE BLOOD Ja’Tovia Gary uses documentary film and experimental video art to address representation, race, gender, sexuality, and violence.
Feb 27 – Ja’Tovia Gary (b. 1984)
A filmmaker blending archival footage and experimental film to explore Black womanhood, rage, and survival. #BlackFilmHistory
