The mission of The Department of Afro-American Research Arts and Culture to identify the global significance of the creative contributions pioneered by an international diaspora of Blackness
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Monday, August 15, 2016

The Flying Ace (1926)





























Starring:
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A veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel filled with $25,000 of company payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture a gang of railroad thieves. The film was divided into four chapters, so that exhibitors could show the film as a feature or as a four-episode serial.

This film was restored by Kino Lorber which was archived in the Library of Congress and released in a 5 disc box set: Pioneers of African American Cinema.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Negro es un Bello Color [a.k.a. Black Is A Beautiful Color] (1974)

























Starring:
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A young couple in love, challenging family and society, in an era where class and race differences were not accepted. Starring Jeannie Bell from T.N.T. Jackson and The Muthers.