On whitewashing, blackwashing, and everything in between
Has my family achieved the American Dream?
Listen now | An interview with former senior black correspondent Larry Wilmore
A new book on the ways that right-wing and left-wing information (misinformation, disinformation) silos are deranging our politics, titled The Poisoning of the American Mind, will be published by George Mason University Press in June of this year.
By W. F. Twyman, Jr. | American Fiction engaged caricatures and stereotypes in a truthful way. I recognized my life.
On March 10, 2024, American Fiction won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Twyman sees a break through film for our generation, our latter-day A Raisin in the Sun.
Storyteller Yaya Jata Fanusie reflects on the classic Spike Lee Film.
Why does social justice, especially the kind that drives many contemporary DEI initiatives, seem so nonsensical? Why do law students at a prestigious school seem unaware of the First Amendment? Why do student activists and college administrators seem to think that
Blackness in an age of racial orthodoxy
Black Film Archive celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. We are an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films made from 1915 to 1979 about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context.
