Tag: Janelle Monae
What is Afrofuturism? An English Professor Explains
By Julian C. Chambliss, Michigan State University
The new sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” set in a Rwandan village constructed with computer parts, tells the story...
H.E.R, J.Lo, Curry Join Michelle Obama’s Voter Campaign
NBA player Steph Curry and musical artists H.E.R. and Jennifer Lopez are among celebrities who have joined a national nonpartisan voting initiative launched by...
OP-ED: Celebrating the Journey of Black Music and its impact on American Culture
By H. Beecher Hicks, III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music
Lately, the phrase ‘unprecedented times’ is so widely used...
FILM REVIEW: New Wave of Black Films Crests at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
Black artists, filmmakers and films were a key part of the mix at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. Big budget movies, small indie films,...