BlackART Roots
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt is made to reflect on those modes of art we claim as black and our reasons for doing so. So often removed or ignored from the popular lore, it seems a task we must take on to document our own place in the histories of the many forms of beauty we help evolve, dance, photography, filmmaking, all forms of visual media, and the list continues. Here is a selection for our consideration and constant reflection, our collection of the past for the sake of the future.
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Free To Dance: Go For What You Know 60 mins
A three-part documentary that chronicles the crucial role African-American choregraphers and dancers played in the development of modern dance as an American art form.
Free To Dance: Steps Of The Gods 60 mins
Katherine Dunham's year in the Caribbean, during the 1930s was both an anthropological field trip and a journey in search of her own roots.
Free To Dance: What Do You Dance 60 mins
"What Do You Dance?" begins the story of the evolution of a uniquely American form of movement with African...
An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation....
What does it mean to be a man? The Masculinity Project will gather multi-generational voices to explore...
The language of media production and distribution is one that has often written its own script. The artist...
Thanks to the advent of technology and the popularity of web destinations which offer easy access to...
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
We invite you to take a "geo" journey with us around Washington, D.C., a city that has strong liberation and freedom roots in the development of our great country.
The "Fueling Voices" New Media Institute 2008 project is a collage of shared and user generated information.
Created in partnership with PBS' Frontline series, this site is a collection of relevant video content that can be presented to our new government.
The Virtual Harlem Machinima Project synthesizes the debate and dialogue around politics, race and identity in the United States, spanning from the Harlem Renaissance to this past election, advocating for active citizenship.
A Virtual Letter to the President (VLP)
Tothepresident.com enables everyday Americans to share their views directly with the new president, his administration and millions worldwide.
SpeakOUT-- The Kid Open Letter
SPEAK OUT encourages civic engagement among 6 to 12 year olds by prompting them to submit ideas to address prominent citizens' issues as they most relate to kids' lives.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.
None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs
After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition
Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs
Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 47secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
