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The king, Queens and MaXhosa: Ruth E Carter’s blockbuster costume designs
Ruth Carter and Laduma Ngxokolo’s collaborative costumes make ‘Coming 2 America’ easier on the eye
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Always blame the black boys
A harrowing series tells the tale of five teens wrongfully imprisoned because they fit a profile
Oscar, you’re white and maybe that’s OK
In Hollywood, it is always a season of firsts, and a reason to try out a new hashtag
Representivity a sham in Hollywood
A new study on exclusion in Hollywood discovers that the problem extends beyonds ethnicity.
New school of filmmakers creating narratives for the black experience
Selma’s release caps an interesting period for black cinema – where filmmakers got back to telling complex, unflinching stories about life in the US.