Category: interviews

Lainie Sakakura interview

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February 9, 2026

Lainie Sakakura Carried More Than Holiday Cheer

Header graphic for the HBCU Week NOW Student Film Festival

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January 30, 2026

Why HBCU Week NOW’s Student Film Festival Matters For The Future of Black Media

Dakarai Larriett in front of the Montgomery capitol.

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November 24, 2025

US Senate Hopeful Dakarai Larriett Is Ready To Tackle Alabama’s Police Brutality

Krystal Marquis, author of The Davenports series

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December 16, 2024

Discover the Black History That Inspired ‘The Davenports’ by Author Krystal Marquis

The Swans of Harlem and author Karen Valby (photos courtesy of Penguin Random House)

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February 26, 2024

Karen Valby Gives Black Ballet Pioneers ‘The Swans Of Harlem’ Their Flowers In New Book

Brashaad Mayweather, Summer with the Guys and One Piece

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October 16, 2023

Brashaad Mayweather On Creating ‘Summer With The Guys,’ Becoming Patty For ‘One Piece’ And More

Szu-Wei Chen, director of "A New Year's Dance." Sherry Lin pictured as Yu.

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July 21, 2023

‘A New Year’s Dance’ Director Szu-Wei Chen On Chinatown’s Hometown Comfort

James DuBose, founder, In the Black Network

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July 20, 2023

In the Black Network Founder James DuBose On The State Of Black Streaming Services In Hollywood

Lance Gross in Call Her King (Photo credit: BET+)

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June 30, 2023

Lance Gross On The Real Issues Fueling The Action Of ‘Call Her King’: ‘It’s A Double-Edged Sword’

Greg Hedgepath, sound editor for Chevalier

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April 26, 2023

‘Chevalier’ Sound Editor Greg Hedgepath On Crafting The Film’s Iconic Soundscape