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Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96

Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure

The Guardian - UK

‘I see this as a global fascist moment’: author Jeff Sharlet on interviewing far-right Americans

Sharlet, who spent a dozen years talking to ordinary people about their predilection for violence, has long sounded the alarm

The Guardian - US

Buck and the Preacher review – Poitier and Belafonte are a dream team in breezy western

Sidney Poitier’s terrifically enjoyable directorial debut from 1972, in which he stars opposite Harry Belafonte, is rereleased in all its galloping glory

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Review: On Netflix, a revolution of 1968-1978 filmmaking ignites ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’

Now on Netflix, the invigorating documentary “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” borrows its title from a line in the 1970 caper “Cotton Comes to Harlem.” That movie was no highlight of the cultural revolution afoot. But for one especially rich decade, 1968-1978, Black representation finally got a foot in…

Chicago Tribune

Elvis Mitchell makes leap from critic to filmmaker with 'Is That Black Enough For You?!?'

About four years ago, Elvis Mitchell was having dinner with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. As the former film critic for the New York Times and a longtime voice on NPR, he is afforded such audiences.

Tribune News Service

‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’: In insightful doc, expert traces the history of Black film

On Netflix, Elvis Mitchell demonstrates the importance of Blaxploitation and how the innovations of Black films influenced the movies made for white culture.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is That Black Enough for You?!? review – tremendous study of black American cinema

Elvis Mitchell delivers a vivid history of African American cinema, ranging from the unsung heroes of Hollywood’s golden age to the thrills of Blaxploitation

The Guardian - UK

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Review: ‘Sidney’ is Apple TV’s admiring tribute to the breakthrough star that was Sidney Poitier

Director Reginald Hudlin’s “Sidney” was made with the full and keenly interested cooperation of the Poitier family, following a template of access many documentaries favor or, in some cases, settle for.

Chicago Tribune

Movie review: ‘Sidney’ celebrates the legendary Poitier

He was the first Black male Academy Award winner. He was the first Black male movie star. For many white people, children included, he was the first Black male actor they loved. It is at first surprising to see Sidney Poitier talk about himself in an existing interview in Reginald…

Boston Herald

Meghan Markle says racism exploded after dating Harry as her world 'really shifted'

The latest episode of Meghan Markle's Spotify podcast Archetypes has dropped and the Duchess of Sussex says life really changed for her the moment she started dating Prince Harry

Daily Mirror

Haunted, self-possessed or just spirited: 2022's Emmy-nominated songs

LOS ANGELES — The songs nominated for the 2022 Emmy for original music and lyrics are each haunted by something. Some are lively, even wacky homages that resurrect sounds of the past — the grand, old "Oklahoma!"-type musical; a calypso wedding toast delivered by (a fictional version of) Harry Belafonte.

Los Angeles Times

Common, an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner, aims higher: 'I want to provide inspiration to people'

One of the most personally meaningful awards Common has received is also the least known. But that doesn't bother this dedicated hip-hop star, actor and social activist, who is the first rap artist to ever win an Oscar, a Grammy and an Emmy.

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