Afrofuturism panel discussion for Black Writers Week, featuring distinguished guests: Steven Barnes, Dr. John Jennings, Ytasha Womack and moderator Tananarive Due.
The second panel for Black Writers Week, featuring film critics Sarah-Tai Black, Emmanuel Noisette, Tambay Obenson, Reginald Ponder, Carla Renata, Gil Robertson, Kathia Woods and moderator Chaz Ebert.
The first panel for Black Writers Week, featuring Jon Carr, Shawn Edwards, Karen Horne, JaNeika James, JaSheika James, Troy Pryor, and Rebecca Ford.
A personal reflection from a Chicago filmmaker and former Ebert Fellow about his eye-opening and arduous path to being a filmmaker.
A feature about the production of the great documentary Mr. Soul! and the extraordinary path it took to get the film made and distributed.
An interview with the director of the upcoming Zola.
A review of Apple TV+’s Physical, starring Rose Byrne.
A feature about where the TV landscape is in terms of representation and diversity.
A feature on how Black political movements have been captured on film.
A transcript from the sci-fi podcast Escape Pod by our contributor Sherin Nicole.
A feature on the legacy of Apollo Creed.
A feature on the importance of ‘Black kid joy’ in art.
An introduction to this week’s event series highlighting Black writers, critics, creatives, and pioneers.
A feature analyzing John Ford’s Sergeant Rutledge, and its place in the history of the Western.
A feature encouraging Black voices to express their Blackness.
A feature about the manner in which Black trauma is addressed in feature films.
A feature about the development of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the brilliant Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
The full list of writers who contributed to RogerEbert.com’s inaugural Black Writers Week (June 14-20, 2021).
A preview of RogerEbert.com’s inaugural Black Writers Week, running from Monday, June 14th, through Sunday, June 20th, 2021.
