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Sinners' Irish vampires are the root of the film's supernatural element, and here is why they are Irish and how they connect ...
Michael B. Jordan's Sinners is steeped with history and its clever use of supernatural enemies makes the film even more ...
That’s according to Jerry Rafiki Jenkins, the author of “The Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fiction.” “We need to move from the perspective that these vampires are just a ...
The opening lineup also includes Mara Brock Akil's 'Forever' and Mike Tollin's sports documentary 'Unraveling George.' ...
The vampire is, in a real sense, the dead hand of oppression, reaching up from our dark history to throttle the strivings of two African American men. Additionally, his vampires also tap what Jung ...
The DIA’s collection of African American art includes approximately 700 works by noted artists Robert Seldon Duncanson, Richmond Barthe, Elizabeth Catlett, Edward Clark, Mavis Pusey, and more.
Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece mixes African spirits, the American church and the power of music into a terrifying brew. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...
In the film, Marshall plays an African prince named Prince Mamuwalde who visits Transylvania and is turned into a vampire by Count Dracula. After being confined to a coffin for centuries, he rises ...
Blacula – Blacula (1972) Blacula is the grandaddy of all Black vampires. During the peak of the Blaxploitation era, when you had all your action heroes like Shaft and Cleopatra Jones, Blacula ...
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
In the movie “Sinners,” Michael B. Jordan, left, who plays twins, and Miles Caton battle vampires who are desperate to hear the blues. Metaphor literalized.
That’s according to Jerry Rafiki Jenkins, the author of “The Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fiction.” “We need to move from the perspective that these vampires are just a ...