An overarching presence in the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) prison-gang conspiracies indicted in April by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is not a person, but a book. Entitled The Black ...

Jessie Maple, the groundbreaking director and cinematographer, died at her home in Atlanta on Tuesday. She was 76. Maple’s family confirmed her death in a statement shared via the Black Film ...

Jessie Maple Patton, who broke barriers for Black women in entertainment and news as both a cinematographer and director, died on Tuesday in Atlanta. She was 86. Patton’s family released a s t ...

Maple is recognized as the first Black woman to write and produce a full length independent film in the post-Civil Rights era. Jessie Maple. Mason Bissada. May 31, 2023 @ 8:26 PM.