Circle Cinema's Black Film Council invites the community to come dressed in 1920s period costumes for a screening of Eddie Murphy's "Harlem Nights" on Feb. 28, the last day of Black History Month. Harlem Nights is a classic film with Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor taking viewers inside New York City's illegal gambling, competition, gangster […]

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Nigeria is expected to receive over 100 Benin Bronze artifacts that were stolen during British imperialism, in an effort to redress the colonialism that robbed the country of much of its cultural history. The Netherlands, where many of the items remain, is returning hundreds of the artifacts directly, including plaques and personal ornaments.  This is […]

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From Black Wall Street Burning to the upcoming Sessions, Notis Studios films are a product of spiritual inspiration and teamwork. In an interview with the Black Wall Street Times, Marcus Brown and Dr. Dekoven Riggins, co-owners of the Oklahoma-based film studio, discussed their projects and purpose. Brown is the senior editor and senior colorist. Riggins […]

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LAFAYETTE, La.--Maison Creole de Freetown is the city’s only African American Museum focusing on Black History and resides in the heart of Freetown, Lafayette, Louisiana. In 2022, Erica Melancon-Fox founded Maison Freetown, managed by the True Friends Society. The historical organization defended and protected Creoles of Color and African Americans from the Knights of the […]

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PORTLAND, Ore. – As a small but mighty population, Black people in Portland archive and hold on to memories, places, and spaces. A Black Studies curriculum at Portland State University connects incarcerated students to unapologetic education. Surprisingly, Oregon became the only “free state” admitted into the Union with exclusionary laws against Black Free People of […]

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