Hattie McDaniel made history by being the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her role in "Gone with the ...

From Cinderella to The Hunger Games, Black women have pushed boundaries for their starring roles. Read on to see Halle Bailey ...

Filmmaker RaMell Ross may be a practitioner and admirer of visual art, but in cinema, he strives for the effect of poetry.

George Armitage, who co-wrote and directed the Alec Baldwin-starring Miami Blues and helmed another 1990s black comedy, ...

Zero Day on Netflix has become a hit among fans of political thrillers, thanks to both its exciting plot and the famous actors in it.

For decades, Black TV hosts have defied expectations, pushed cultural conversations forward and created spaces where Black ...

The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous. It is now the ...

Questlove's Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) asks the question "Is there a burden on Black Genius?" The film's producer Joseph Patel gives us a deep look into the film, Sly Stone's legacy, ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

Whether it's before a movie begins production or in the middle of a franchise run, sometimes actors pass away and can't ...

Hudlin doesn’t resort to filmmaking flourishes but instead trusts an insightful roster of talking heads to pay homage to and offer insights about this man of impressive humility, resounding talent and ...