Season 16 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange returns with new films from the African diaspora with themes of redemption, magic, the supernatural and environmental racism. The Black Public Media and WORLD created series will air season 16 on their YouTube channels. The next season starts with Commuted from directorContinue Reading
Documentaries about African singer Angélique Kidjo, choreographer Bill T. Jones and jazz musician Thelonious Monk are scheduled for season 15 of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The new season is different from previous ones because it focuses on one theme by singling out Black art for the first time. TheContinue Reading
The World Channel and Black Public Media’s partnership on AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange has entered its 14th season with films about artistic triumphs and diasporic protest. The season opened on April 4th with Everything: The Real Thing Story about a group of Black pop singers called “The Black Beatles” byContinue Reading
The Real Thing was an anomaly when they emerged in their native England during the ’70s as a group singing soulful pop music. The Beatles made Liverpool, England famous one decade earlier with their pop reign aptly named Beatlemania. But The Real Thing’s breakthrough in 1976 with their single “YouContinue Reading