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Father of African American Cinema featured on US Postage Stamp

To my filmmaker family, I wanted to let you know that Oscar Micheaux who is considered the Father of African American Cinema is being featured on a US Postage stamp this year! Spike Lee recently said that all of us black filmmakers stand on the shoulders of Oscar Micheaux, so please share this info. The [...]

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Tags: african american filmmaker, movie, oscar micheaux, Spike Lee, us postal service

Congrats: Kathryn Bigelow Becomes 1st Woman to Win Best Director Oscar

I don’t know if you watched the Oscars last night, but history was made. Kathryn Bigelow, the director of The Hurt Locker, became the 1st woman to win a best director Oscar for her film. Congratulations Kathryn. This is big news and a great accomplishment. It shows that the women filmmakers deserve the same recognition [...]

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Tags: barbra streisand, best director oscar, kathryn bigelow

Congrats: Mo’Nique Becomes 5th Black Woman To Win An Oscar!

Actress/Comedianne, Mo’Nique became the 5th Black woman to win an Oscar at the 82nd Awards ceremony yesterday. Congrats Mo’Nique. The other actresses to win the award: Hattie McDaniel, Whoopie Goldberg, Halle Berry, and Jennifer Hudson. I’m excited for Mo’Nique and all actresses who are stepping their game up! Mo’Nique dedicated her Oscar win to Hattie [...]