Guess Who s Coming to Dinner -1967
Starring Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Guess Who s Coming to Dinner made major waves upon release as it was one of the first major motion pictures to depict an interracial marriage in a positive light. It came out the same year that the Supreme Court ruled on
Loving v. Virginia, which struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage.
The Wiz - 1978 Diana Ross, as Dorothy, carries her dog Toto in a scene for the Universal Studios movie The Wiz circa 1978.
It s the all-Black Wizard of Oz. Starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor, the film follows the adventures of Dorothy, a shy, 24-year-old Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz.
The Best Movies Streaming in February to Celebrate Black History Month
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February may see many viewers around the world stuck in their homes as the pandemic rages on, but that does not mean that they cannot still celebrate Black History Month. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO Max are among the may streaming services who are offering movies this month that celebrate Black excellence. These movies are directed by great Black directors like Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler, feature iconic Black stars like Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis and/or tell the stories of important Black historical figures like Muhammad Ali, Harriet Tubman and Billie Holiday.
We’re thrilled to be celebrating Black History Month on the Criterion Channel with a lineup that salutes African American filmmaking pioneers like Gordon Parks and Madeline Anderson, spotlights the brilliant career of actor and activist Ruby Dee, presents newly restored works by William Greaves and Bill Duke, and offers introductions to contemporary Black directors like Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and Akosua Adoma Owusu.
That’s just the beginning we’ve also got Marlene Dietrich, Lana Turner, a new installment of Adventures in Moviegoing with Wyatt Cenac, and much more check out the full calendar below!
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MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND HISTORIAN/PRODUCER KEVIN BURKE LAUNCH “YOUR HOMETOWN” .
Museum of the City of New YorkJanuary 26, 2021 GMT
New York, NY, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), New York’s storyteller for nearly a century, together with producer and historian Kevin Burke, today announced details of a new podcast and live event series, Your Hometown, a show about growing up and how where we’re from shapes who we are. The first season of this innovative audio offering, a co-presentation between Kevin Burke Productions and MCNY, focuses on New York City as a hometown and features prominent New Yorkers representing a range of backgrounds, neighborhoods, and industries sharing often never-before-heard details of their formative years growing up in and around the five boroughs. Your Hometown launches on February 2 with the first