Ruby Dee was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, activist, poet and journalist, perhaps best known for starring in the 1961 film A Raisin in the Sun. She’s also known for her civic work with husband Ossie Davis. Continue reading Profile: Ruby Dee (1922-2014)
Film director Michael Schultz was born on November 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school in 1957, Schultz attended the University of Wisconsin, where he spent a great deal of time watching foreign films. After dropping out of school, Schultz returned to Milwaukee where he worked in a steel mill from 1960 to 1961, eventually returning to school, studying at Marquette, and … Continue reading Michael A. Schultz (1938-)
“Identity” is a term that is as vague and lofty as it is simplistically banal. This contradiction is the spark. behind filmmaker Jason Innocent’s thesis of his
short documentary, “Dissection.” Continue reading Jason Innocent questions the unanswerable with his short film “Dissection”
Matthew Angelo Harrison is an American artist living and working in Detroit, MI. His work investigates analog and digital technologies to explore ancestry, authenticity, and the relationship between African culture and African-American culture. Early Life Harrison was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he currently lives and works. After earning a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012, Harrison worked at … Continue reading Profile: Matthew Angelo Harrison (1989-)
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