Tribeca Festival to Honor Stacey Abrams as Part of Juneteenth Celebration Hilary Lewis Stacey Abrams
The 2021 Tribeca Festival has revealed more information about its Juneteenth programming lineup, celebrating Black stories and storytellers throughout the New York event running from June 9-20.
While some of the films, TV shows and other projects screening as part of the Juneteenth celebration have already been revealed, the festival revealed Thursday that Stacey Abrams would receive its inaugural Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, given to those who have used storytelling and the arts to enact change in their communities.
“We are proud to salute the brilliant and inspiring actor, activist and friend, Harry Belafonte with this award created in his honor,” said Tribeca’s chief content officer Paula Weinstein. “We are in awe of Stacey Abrams and her amazing work and unwavering commitment to fighting on behalf of our democracy and against inju
Thumbs up to TikTok content creators 13 May 2021 - 10:21
TikTok content creators might have received a cold shoulder from the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas), but they are getting big thumbs up from the leading short-form video platform.
In a first for TikTok South Africa, the inaugural Rising Voices class of 2021 has been announced featuring 100 black creators.
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Tribeca Fest Announces Special Curated Juneteenth Lineup
The programming includes the world premiere of A$AP Rocky s Stockholm Syndrome documentary and a conversation between Gina Prince-Bythewood and Sanaa Lathan.
The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival has announced a lineup of specially curated Juneteenth programming, which will unapologetically celebrate Black excellence and storytelling in film, television, entertainment, and all-around Black culture. Throughout the festival, which will run between June 9-20, storytelling will put a spotlight on African Diasporic voices in celebration of June 19th.
“The festival has always been a welcoming space for creators to share their stories and in support of artists through social activism,” Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Festival co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal said in a press release. “I’m proud that this June, as part of our 20th anniversary, our programming is a powerful reflection of incredible storytellers that are deepl
Should There Be Shona-Language Versions of Google and Social Media Sites? This Zimbawean Technologist Says Yes
Blessing Kudzaishe Sibanda s conducts machine learning research on the Shona language
Editor’s note: From April 13-19 2021, Blessing Sibanda will be hosting the @DigiAfricanLang rotating Twitter account, which explores how technology can be used to revitalize African languages. Read more about the campaign here.
Shona, an official language of Zimbabwe, is one of the most spoken Bantu languages, with an estimated 10.8 million speakers. But while there are a number of established historical and literary resources in Shona, the visibility of the language online is far from encouraging.
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