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Author: Kovie Biakolo

‘Milisuthando’ Is A Fresh Look At A Lesser-Known South African History
Awards & Events · Entertainment · Film Festivals

‘Milisuthando’ Is A Fresh Look At A Lesser-Known South African History

By Kovie Biakolo · Feb 2, 2023
'Mami Wata' Is A New Retelling Of An Old West African Story
Awards & Events · Entertainment · Film Festivals

'Mami Wata' Is A New Retelling Of An Old West African Story

By Kovie Biakolo · Feb 2, 2023
'To Live And Die And Live' Is A Moving Film With Displaced Parts
Awards & Events · Entertainment · film · Film Festivals

'To Live And Die And Live' Is A Moving Film With Displaced Parts

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 28, 2023
In 'A Thousand And One,' Teyana Taylor Shines As A Determined Mother
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

In 'A Thousand And One,' Teyana Taylor Shines As A Determined Mother

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 25, 2023
'All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt' Is A Lyrical Homage To Southern Living And Life’s Changes
Awards & Events · Entertainment · Film Festivals

'All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt' Is A Lyrical Homage To Southern Living And Life’s Changes

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 25, 2023
In 'Girl,' Both A Mother And Daughter Are Trying To Come Of Age
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

In 'Girl,' Both A Mother And Daughter Are Trying To Come Of Age

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 24, 2023
In 'Drift,' Migrant Stories Are Complicated And White Saviorism Is Not the Answer
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

In 'Drift,' Migrant Stories Are Complicated And White Saviorism Is Not the Answer

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 23, 2023
In 'Invisible Beauty,' Fashion Icon Bethann Hardison Tells It Like It Is
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

In 'Invisible Beauty,' Fashion Icon Bethann Hardison Tells It Like It Is

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 22, 2023
'Magazine Dreams' Is A Conflicting Portrayal Of A Terrified And Terrifying Lonely Black Man
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

'Magazine Dreams' Is A Conflicting Portrayal Of A Terrified And Terrifying Lonely Black Man

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 21, 2023
'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Is an Attempt To Place An Unknowable Subject
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Is an Attempt To Place An Unknowable Subject

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 20, 2023
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Is A Tribute to The Artist As A Moses Of Rock ‘n’Roll
Awards & Events · Entertainment · Film Festivals

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Is A Tribute to The Artist As A Moses Of Rock ‘n’Roll

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 20, 2023
Black Filmmakers Honored During Sundance Opening Night Celebration
Awards & Events · film · Film Festivals

Black Filmmakers Honored During Sundance Opening Night Celebration

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 20, 2023
Leaders Of The New Art World
Art · Entertainment

Leaders Of The New Art World

By Kovie Biakolo · Nov 17, 2022
PJ Morton On Why He Considers Himself 'A Soul Artist'
Entertainment · music

PJ Morton On Why He Considers Himself 'A Soul Artist'

By Kovie Biakolo · Apr 28, 2022
Nia Long Has Always Been Her Best Self
Entertainment

Nia Long Has Always Been Her Best Self

By Kovie Biakolo · Mar 16, 2022
Adrienne Warren Is In Season
Entertainment · Fashion

Adrienne Warren Is In Season

By Kovie Biakolo · Jan 4, 2022
In Derecka Purnell’s ‘Becoming Abolitionists,’ History is a Guide
Entertainment

In Derecka Purnell’s ‘Becoming Abolitionists,’ History is a Guide

By Kovie Biakolo · Oct 5, 2021
An Author Wrote A Book, 'Against White Feminism.' She Says Rachel Nichols Exemplifies It
Entertainment

An Author Wrote A Book, 'Against White Feminism.' She Says Rachel Nichols Exemplifies It

By Kovie Biakolo · Aug 17, 2021
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