The Legacy of Gen-X Black Filmmakers
A feature on Black filmmakers of Generation X.
Black Writers Week
Meet the Writers of Black Writers Week 2022
The full list of writers who contributed to RogerEbert.com’s Black Writers Week 2022 (June 19-26, 2021).
Black Writers Week 2022: Table of Contents
The official table of contents for Black Writers Week 2022.
An Introduction to Black Writers Week 2022
Juneteenth marks seven days that celebrate Black writers, filmmakers, and creatives at RogerEbert.com.
How We Can Use Technology to Connect with the World
A feature on how access to technology allows global connectivity.
Subscribe to the Black Women Directors Newsletter
The latest edition of the Black Women Directors newsletter, with a link to subscribe for free.
His Life Mattered: Director Nadia Hallgren and Attorney Ben Crump on CIVIL
An interview with director Nadia Hallgren and Attorney Ben Crump about their new Netflix documentary, CIVIL.
Silver Screen Approved: The Top 5 Actors from Hip-Hop
On five great actors who made the leap from Hip-Hop to the silver screen.
I Have to Love My Characters: Peter Strickland on Flux Gourmet
An interview with the director of In Fabric, The Duke of Burgundy, and this week’s Flux Gourmet.
A New Class Of Filmmakers: ABFF and HBO Short Film Award Finalists Bring Their Stories To Life
A discussion with short filmmakers from this year’s American Black Film Festival.
The Antagonism of Blackness in Netflix’s Stranger Things
A feature that looks at how Stranger Things uses and films its Black characters.
Considering Easy To Get: World War II Army Training Films, Segregation, Black Uplift and VD
A feature on the industry of military training films that have been lost to history, including one starring Ruby Dee.
Preview: Black Writers Week 2022 Kicks off on Juneteenth, Runs Through Sunday, June 26th
A preview of Black Writers Week 2022, which kicks off on Juneteenth (Sunday, June 19th), and runs through Sunday, June 26th.
Meet the Guest Editors of Black Writers Week 2022
Meet the Guest Editors of Black Writers Week 2022: Robert Daniels, Sergio Mims and Danielle Scruggs.
Why I Chose Family Law Over Business Law
An essay from Andre Hammel, Esq., about how his new alternative system in family law helps to advocate for a better co-parenting outcome.
Mark Harris Joins The Media Lounge to Discuss White People Money
A chance to hear Chicago filmmaker Mark Harris discuss the production of his latest, White People Money, with the Media Lounge Podcast.
Juneteenth Becomes Our Nation’s Second Official Independence Day
An article about the historic Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery
A Letter to Roger Ebert from a Former Ebert Fellow
A former Ebert Fellow writes Roger Ebert a letter to close out Black Writers Week.
Family Speaks the Truth: A New Documentary about Sojourner Truth as told by her Descendants
On a new documentary project about the legacy of Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and suffragist for women’s rights.
The Bond Between Parent and Child in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
A feature on what Justice League means to me.
