It is the start of Black August. If unfamiliar, you can learn about Black August from this brief overview by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). baji.org/our-work/baj...
BAJI reflects on the significance of Black August | BAJI
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maya cade
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always: creator & curator blackfilmarchive.com 💌: maya@blackfilmarchive.com + soon: incoming president / owner of milestone films. film curator + writer + curious about the world.
I'm a high school teacher and am looking for help getting breakfast bars for my students. It's tough to learn when you're hungry and my students absolutely love these bars to get them through the day. These are made available to all students. Any help is appreciated! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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There’s been a lot of conversation online about the dress code policy at Tuskegee. But current students have been largely left out of the discourse. So I talked with some of them:
Tuskegee students sound off about dress code policy: ‘You barely see anyone in a bonnet’
“Right now, we are in a housing crisis. We are in a financial crisis,” one student explained.
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“so what i learned from writers like paule marshall, toni cade bambara, and alice walker is that there’s an audience for writing from your heart. some things don’t have to be explained, because we already know them.” — julie dash in 2020
An Interview with Julie Dash - Believer Magazine
I spoke with the legendary director Julie Dash by phone in March 2020, during her spring break from teaching at Spelman College, when both of us were staying home after events we’d planned to travel f...
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This is a monumental loss and also what an amazing life lived. Rest in power Ms. Saar.
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · last wk.Pioneering L.A. assemblage artist Betye Saar, who ‘liberated’ Aunt Jemima, dies days before her 100th birthday https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-07-27/betye-saar-dead-artist-assemblage-aunt-jemima-99?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
‘You Must Remember This’ host Karina Longworth explains her podcast’s next season, called ‘The Bisexuals.’ It will focus on Libby Holman, a messy bisexual artist who had a relationship with Montgomery Clift.
You Must Remember This Introduces … ‘The Bisexuals’
‘You Must Remember This’ host Karina Longworth explains her podcast’s next season, called ‘The Bisexuals.’ It will focus on Libby Holman, a messy bisexual artist who had a relationship with Montgomery Clift.
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“I’m a really lazy bitch, but I have a punitive superego. The two go together.” I profiled NYC’s own Colson Whitehead (@colsonwhitehead.com), who made me gumbo, opened up about his life, and showed me around the Harlem of his riveting crime trilogy www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
newyorker.com
sunday and i’m thinking of the sweet call and response between syreeta and her then-husband stevie wonder on her “i love every little thing about you” syreeta: “i love love love every little thing about you baby…. whatcha gonna do about that brother?” stevie, softly: nothing
Syreeta - I Love Every Little Thing About You (1972)
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the supremes walking in london with the temptations trailing behind them, 1965
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Muscle Distribution@muscledistribution.bsky.social · 4w agoWe’re now twenty days into our fundraising campaign and less than $5,000 away from hitting our goal. Help us get across the finish line so that we can create new 4K restorations of four rare queer and independent films. More here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...
We’re restoring four underseen and largely unavailable films, including two that have been out of circulation for decades and never released on home video — and we’re looking for your support. Check out the @kickstarter.com campaign here: www.muscle-distribution.com/kickstarter
let us not forget that what’s done is never final. you do not have to resign yourself to your enemy’s imagination of the future….! you do not have to settle for limited scope of being. a better world is always possible!
RIP Louise Lasser April 11, 1939— July 6, 2026 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, 1976
If you haven’t donated yet to Helga, you absolutely should! Help make this passion project a reality!
maya cade@mayascade.bsky.social · last mo.bridgett m. davis is making her first film in 30 years and we have less than 12 hours to finish fundraising our stretch budget goal. if you donate in the next 12 hours and send me proof, we can schedule a 30 minute AMA via zoom. ❤️🔥 donate here:
this looks absolutely incredible.
maya cade@mayascade.bsky.social · last mo.bridgett m. davis is making her first film in 30 years and we have less than 12 hours to finish fundraising our stretch budget goal. if you donate in the next 12 hours and send me proof, we can schedule a 30 minute AMA via zoom. ❤️🔥 donate here:
bridgett m. davis is making her first film in 30 years and we have less than 12 hours to finish fundraising our stretch budget goal. if you donate in the next 12 hours and send me proof, we can schedule a 30 minute AMA via zoom. ❤️🔥 donate here:
Helga - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Everyone loves the story of a discovered lost gem – that great artwork or album or film that somehow got overlooked. But what does it mean for the artist who created the work? This film explores the ...
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Our new series Declaration of Independents! kicks off tonight! A salute to indie filmmakers who asserted their creative freedom during a formative era of American independent cinema: 1979-89. Co-presented by IndieCollect www.ifccenter.com/series/decla...
danny truly is the best of us… it takes a tremendous amount of courage to share a deep truth with others. lifting him up as he has lifted us up.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last mo.Legendary actor Danny Glover reveals on TODAY that he’s been living with Alzheimer’s disease:
Legendary actor Danny Glover reveals on TODAY that he’s been living with Alzheimer’s disease:
My obit for the great Abdullah Ibrahim downbeat.com/news/detail/...
In Memoriam: Abdullah Ibrahim, 1934–2026
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, the NEA Jazz Master from South Africa who helped fuse the folk music of his home country with modern jazz and was reportedly called the “South African Mozart” by Nelson Mande...
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lately, my most asked question has been: when is bridgett davis going to make a follow up to “naked acts” (1996)? …the time is finally now! 30 yrs after its initial industry rejection, “naked acts” is a touchstone of black cinema. please support our fundraiser so we don’t have to wait another 30:
Helga - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Everyone loves the story of a discovered lost gem – that great artwork or album or film that somehow got overlooked. But what does it mean for the artist who created the work? This film explores the ...
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Don't miss Kathleen Collins’ LOSING GROUND, a complex drama about a couple – philosophy professor (Seret Scott) and her bohemian painter husband (Bill Gunn) – hurtling towards a crossroads one sultry summer. Part of our new series, Declaration of Independents! www.ifccenter.com/films/losing...
a few weeks ago a friend texted me “did you know your words are in the blacksonian?” i didn’t know!!!! but how cool is that? ❤️
Don't miss @ifccenter + @indiecollect's series Declaration of Independents! – a nine-day salute to indie filmmakers who asserted their creative freedom during a formative era of American independent cinema. Get tickets: knlor.com/indieifc
BREAKING: The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/r...
Rent Freeze Approved By Mamdani-Era Board, Impacting 1 Million NYC Apartments
Thursday’s vote marked the first rent freeze ever for two-year leases.
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To mark Juneteenth, Maya S. Cade chairs a roundtable of Black independent filmmakers in conversation: Ayoka Chenzira, Bridgett M. Davis and Wendell B. Harris, Jr. reflect on the life and afterlife of seemingly succeeding in Hollywood. https://boxd.it/3dg
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
newyorker.com
I'm feeling ✨fancy✨ because I finally created my own website. So if you've been wondering how to contact me, want to see a curated list of my work, or you're curious about my favorite DC Comics characters (Detective Chimp and Wonder Woman tbh), you'll find your answers here. angelicabastien.com
Angelica Jade Bastién Personal Website
The personal website of writer and film critic Angelica Jade Bastien that provides work clips and contact information.
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