The mission of The Department of Afro-American Research Arts and Culture to identify the global significance of the creative contributions pioneered by an international diaspora of Blackness
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Broken Mask (1958)


















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Storyline
A young white collegian and a fellow black student struggling for understanding come to realize that living together harmoniously is a two-way street. This film about racial relationships points out that no matter what the color of the skin, God created man to share one blood.

Monday, September 10, 2018

Fly By Night (1992)




































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Storyline
Rich is a naive wanna be rapper who gets the opportunity of a life-time when he get the chance to join I in his rap-group, the only problem is that I is a hardcore rapper who lives the words of his raps while Rich merely is out to entertain.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

House-Rent Party (1946) [Lost Film]






Starring:

Storyline
Pigmeat and Murray, who play the role of Shorty in "House Rent Party," are two barbers who work themselves into a lather when they hear that a reward is being offered for the capture of some rough customers bent on breaking up a house rent party. Pigmeat and Shorty get to the party just in time to see the gals and guys go into a few hot songs and dances...they start to go for the dames, but suddenly remember the money.  Of course they catch the crooks, but for a couple of barbers hey certainly have some close shaves before the fast and furious fun is over.

**This film is considered lost until notified otherwise**