Black Locales
Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary cultures of blackness no matter where they may be. These are global stories which attempt to probe definitions of self through our politics of place. Stories that urge us to stand in the places we live and absorb the elements which truly make it our own – homes, schools, places of worship – these stories bring us into often difficult questions without straightforward answers, however in the journey of our searches we are ultimately in control of our own understanding.
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Channel: Black Locales
Bamako Sigi Kan 77mins
Documentary filmmaker Manthia Diawara returns to his hometown in Mali, West Africa, in order to explore changes around globalization.
I Was Born A Black Woman 56mins
A documentary on Benedita da Silva, a self-made brazilian doemstic worker and mother turned political leader.
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths...
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Tales of the Diaspora are many and here a global cross section will be selected to give life to contemporary...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation...
Leslie Fields-Cruz discusses Open Call
Leslie Fields-Cruz discusses the open call process via web chat.
Voters’ Rights Seized due to Incarceration
Once behind bars, most prisoners lose the right to vote and even after they are released they don’t...
PRX Talent Quest ~ State of Reunion 50mins
The Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest offers up this brilliantly produced potential series for national radio distribution.
NMI 2007 ~ Sojuke 2mins
A poem by poet Bryonn Bain, accompanying the 2007 NMI project Juke Joint Live.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews other black media makers on past and present projects.
NMI 2007 ~ Juke Joint Live 5mins
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, Jacqueline Olive and Darcie Sanders create an audio pod exploring the history of juke joints in Mississippi
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?
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.
Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs
A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
Touch Adventure In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
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.