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Teyana Taylor, left, stars as Inez de la Pa and Aaron Kingsley Adetola, right, portrays Terry, 6, in writer/director A.V. Rockwell's "A Thousand and One," released by Focus Features. Photo credit: Focus Features

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A.V. Rockwell’s ‘A Thousand and One’ portrays Black motherhood amid gentrification, racism, poverty

April 6, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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Five Black women directors to watch in 2023. Left to right: A.V. Rockwell, Nia DaCosta, Ellie Foumbi, D. Smith and Lisa Cortes.

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Calling the shots: 5 Black female movie directors to watch in 2023

March 30, 2023
By Carla Hay
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Dominique Fishback stars in Prime Video's "Swarm." Photo credit: Prime Video

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Dominique Fishback soars in Prime Video’s evocative ‘Swarm,’ which includes Malia Obama and Donald Glover on its team

March 21, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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Paul Dano and Julia Louis-Dreyfus present the Oscar® for costume design to Ruth Carter during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Photo credit: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S.

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‘Wakanda’ designer Carter makes Oscar history, Kimmel addresses ‘Woman King,’ ‘Till’ academy snubs

March 13, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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Danielle Deadwyler portrays Mamie Till Mobley in "Till," directed by Chinonye Chukwu and released by Orion Pictures. Photo credit: Lynsey Weatherspoon, Orion Pictures © 2022 ORION RELEASING LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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#OscarsSoWhite still resonates as we approach the Academy Awards

March 9, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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Tisha Campbell, Kym Whitley and Yvette Nicole Brown (left to right) star in "Act Your Age" on Bounce. Photo credit: Bounce

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No such thing as over the hill for Black women leading in television

March 5, 2023
By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

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