Sir Lenny Henry, Britain's beloved actor and producer remembers three strong women from his family, and all the others, who left Jamaica for better lives in England in the 50s in the BritBox series Three Little Birds. They were not prepared for the challenges they'd face including sexism, racism, …
Truman Capote’s Swans Fought Back When He Betrayed Them. Buckle up!
The sad story of Truman Capote's ouster as storyteller and entertainer to the wives of Manhattan's most powerful men continues to make waves today. Much ink has been spilled over Capote, in the 80s considered the greatest living American author, who was banned from the magic circle of dinners at La …
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Amanda Parris Hosts an Insider’s Study of Modern Blackness in For the Culture.
CBC stalwart Amanda Parris travelled and listened to collect intel on the ways Blackness has changed as a lived concept. Larry Wilmore, Bolu Babalola, Gina Yashere, and Mwazulu Diyabanza join Parris in provocative discussions of topics including reparations for slavery, the crisis in Black maternal …
Ambition’s Price, and Being Elsewhere.
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania's innovative style brings to vivid, unforgettable life Four Daughters, a quasi-documentary about a family of Tunisian women mourning the disappearance of the eldest two daughters who were "devoured by wolves". Ben Hania as the real mother Olfa …
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Stories of Women, Grifters, Heroes and Heroines, Love, Hope and Healing.
By Anne Brodie Another elegant, powerful, intelligent, and moving film from Ava DuVernay, whose inspired films are always a joy. Origin, the latest film DuVernay wrote and directed follows Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in a remarkable performance) whose …
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