Once again, marginalized youth are being taken care of with free screenings all over the country. Like with “Black Panther,” we here at The ViP, want to make sure everybody else, regardless of economic status, gets a chance to see “A Wrinkle In Time” opening weekend and during…
We are now only accepting applications for Passports to Wakanda (Black Panther) Fri-Sun due to the high volume of responses. Starting Tuesday, March 6 we will shift our focus to Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle In Time, at which point we will begin accepting ticket requests and donations for sponsorships….
Surely you’ve heard about Nate Parker’s upcoming film, The Birth of A Nation. Since its Sundance debut and historical sale to Foxlight Searchlight for $17.5M, there’s been a buzz surrounding Parker’s critically acclaimed film. We’ve been asking-nearly begging-for…
Written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa (The Wood, Brown Sugar), Dope is a coming of age story with an awkward, nerdy kid from the hood at its center. Malcolm Adekambi knows what’s being said about it him by society. Even with his 90’s high top and wardrobe fresh off Yo! MTV Raps, he still fits […]
This week I’ve got 2 morsels of magical Black girl goodness to share. We’ll start with a super throwback. In 1929 Bessie Smith, blues legend, starred in one of the earliest “talkies” by the name of St. Louis Blues. Watching actual footage of Smith acting and singing was a treat…
“Me AF*.” That’s what I kept thinking as I was watching one of my favorite emcees bring iconic Blues legend, Bessie Smith to life-from the time Bessie clocked the perv who took it too far and throughout the film. A major difference between Smith and I is that she’s got the size…
LOS ANGELES, LA–May 15, 2015–Nia Jervier, best known for her role in award-winning Sundance comedy Dear White People (2014), will appear at the 68th annual Cannes International Film Festival to promote independent short film Ladylike(2015). Ladylike is the inaugural production of writer/director…
The highly anticipated Bessie Smith biopic ‘Bessie’ premiered on HBO May 16, 2015 to generally favorable reviews. It is only fitting that the Chattanooga, Tennessee native commonly hailed as “The Empress of Blues” was portrayed by hip-hop royalty Queen Latifah in the film directed by Dee Ress…
