#RunTheCulture We have to rely on our own to tell our stories but also to cover our storytellers. Shadow and Act is a blog that does exactly that. Shadow & Act is considered one of the top blogs/websites devoted to covering Black Hollywood. They cover everything from film, to television, to web series and even…
#RunTheCulture Black directors are very much underrated and underutilized in Hollywood. But of course we know they’re creating plenty of amazing work that represents for The Culture. We’ve gone ahead and put together a list of every black Oscar winning and nominated director. Not just for best director but for flexing their directorial skills in…
#RunTheCulture Black animated films are almost non-existent in “traditional” Hollywood. Black hair is completely misunderstood in “traditional” Hollywood (and society at large). So the odds of a children’s picture book celebrating black hair being turned into an animated short are slim-to-none. At that short film then being nominated for an Oscar? Impossible. Meet the impossible.…
#RunTheCulture The romantic dramedy might be the most successful genre in all of black cinema, and the late 90’s and early 00’s was arguably the genre’s heyday with star studded films dropping seemingly every other month. And for today’s #CultureClassic we shoot our shot with one of the best of that time, Love & Basketball.…
#RunTheCulture With A-List creator for The Culture Jordan Peele’s new film Us dropping this week, we’re taking a look at his first major motion picture. The breakout hit and instant horror #CultureClassic Get Out. Get Out is a satirical horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Black Panther’s Daniel Kaluuya as a young black…
Last night the 2018 Emmy Awards went down in Hollywood and some history for The Culture was made as black actors and actresses swept the four guest actor categories. This is the first time in Emmy history this has happened and is a tremendous coup for The Culture. The history makers are Tiffany Haddish…
This week was another busy week in news and accomplishments for many creators for The Culture so here are some quick hits highlighting some of the things you might’ve missed. There’s a Harriet Tubman biopic in the works! To be directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) and starring Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award…
Professional basketball star and budding creator for The Culture Lebron James just dropped a teaser trailer for his upcoming Showtime documentary-series entitled Shut Up And Dribble. It will be a three-part series covering the changing role of athletes in today’s political/social environment. The name spawns from a now infamous statement and racially…
Here is our list of the creators creating the visuals and stories that rep The Culture on the big and small screen. DIRECTORS Angela Bassett– American Horror Story (TV Series, 2 episodes), Breakthrough (TV Series Documentary), Whitney (TV Movie) Maggie Betts– Novitiate (Movie), Engram (Short), The Carrier (Documentary) Chadwick Boseman– Heaven (Short), Blood Over a Broken…
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