redtailreal

The Real Tuskegee “Red Tails” Airmen

January 22, 2012

Who Are the Real Tuskegee “Red Tails” Airmen One of this weekend’s biggest films is “Red Tails,” the George Lucas-produced and Anthony Hemingway directed story of a crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World…

Continue Reading

batmanlg

Dark Knight Rises [Video] Summer 2012

December 22, 2011

Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent’s crimes. Director:  Christopher Nolan Writers: …

Continue Reading

mixtape

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

September 25, 2011

“The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975,” is a powerful piece of archival research, with extreme historical relevance. Examining an such an impactful period in American history from a fresh and fascinating angle. In the late 1960s and early ’70s, Swedish television journalists traveled to the United…

Continue Reading

coloredgirls

‘For Colored Girls’ Represents Disaccord Between Black Men & Women

November 12, 2010

Addressing the Divide between Black Men and Black Women can only be done from within. Tyler Perry’s latest film “For Colored Girls” was released this past weekend, despite it’s mixed reviews, the film was supported by swarms of African-American female fans who all want more…

Continue Reading