Evelyn Preer: The First Lady of the Screen
Evelyn Preer, one of the first African American silent screen actresses to transition into sound Hollywood films, was born on July 21,...
Oscar Micheaux: "The Czar of Black Hollywood"
Oscar Micheaux was the quintessential self-made man. Novelist, film-maker and relentless self-promoter, Micheaux was born on a farm near...
Now Showing: MoMA's Film Exhibition on The Great Migration, 'A Road Three Hundred Years Long
A special exhibition for those of you in New York, happening at MoMA June 1 through June 12. The Department of Film’s companion series to...
