Although the Lumière Brothers released the first motion picture in 1895, it took at least 30 years for the first Black person, Stepin Fetchit, to earn screen credit. Later, in 1940 Hattie McDaniel ...
Down in the Delta (1998), directed by Maya Angelou, shown: Wesley Snipes, Alfre Woodard (credit Miramax Films / Photofest, © Miramax Films) The 1990s marked a ...
Watch these selections that highlight the range and evolution of Black film. By Robert Daniels Founded in 1926 as a one-week observance by the historian Carter G. Woodson, the annual celebration of ...