Written by Tim Anderson, Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University.  In the history of African American media, none has been more proliferate and influential than music. As Arthur Knight points out in his book, Disintegrating the Musical: Black Performance and American Musical Film, for W.E.B. Du Bois music was the […]

Written by Van Dora Williams, Associate Professor at Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. William’s expertise specifically regards documentary, international reporting, reconciliation, and community outreach studies.  The Rising Voices of Black Women: A Retrospective 100 years ago, the ground breaking film Birth of a Nation (BOAN), provided theater goers an impressive and encompassing experience […]

Written by Monty Ross, film director and producer, and current instructor of film and cinema at Old Dominion University. Ross is a co-producer of the new film “Our Nation,” which will premier at the Birth of an Answer event at the Attucks theatre in September.    This past April, I completed my first semester of […]

Written by Eleanor Earl, Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies and Film Studies Program Coordinator at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia  Hampton University Ogden Hall In 1915 The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (Hampton Institute), which has since been renamed Hampton University, demonstrated the type of leadership one can only imagine the African-American community […]

      This article was written by Sarah Florini of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Florini is an Assistant Professor of  Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion.  Media studies and cultural/critical studies scholars have long pointed to the importance representation in shaping our social and political life. Media do not simply represent […]