![]() ![]() ![]() Gain insight from prominent Industry Leader, Lamonia Brown!įor more information visit Doors open at 3:45pm. #ambermonet #DearJosephine #OrlandoUrbanFilmFestival Baker sang: "I have two loves, my country and Paris." The film is Executive Produced by Terra Renee and Produced by Terence Gordon and Chef Ashbell.Ī Big Thanks to AP Richard, Tim Starks and the Orlando Urban Film Festival! After the war, she was awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French military, and was named a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by General Charles de Gaulle. She aided the French Resistance during World War II. Baker was celebrated by artists and intellectuals of the era, who variously dubbed her the "Black Venus", the "Black Pearl", the "Bronze Venus", and the "Creole Goddess" she was born in St. Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Josephine Baker is inducted into the French Pantheon-Novem #JosephineBaker #AAWICĪfrican American Women In Cinema Congratulates AAWIC-A List member, Director, Amber Monet for winning "The Best Social Impact Award," for Dear Josephine a documentary film at the Orlando Urban Film Festival. Dear Josephine is about Global Icon, Josephine Baker. Ms. Josephine Baker Petition click the link below to sign! Baker cinematic journey we request your signature on this Historic petition, Honoring the Legacy of Ms. We are requesting that you make History with us, by signing the Josephine Baker petition!įans of Josephine Baker are petitioning for the Iconic Foreign Film Star to be recognized at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. She paved the way for people of color to have opportunities in major motion pictures and her standing as a Global International Icon, it is only befitting to have her recognized in this manner. In celebration of Ms. Gloria Bent of the Gloria Hope Foundation, Tanya Brodie of Howe Essentials, and Edna Thomas-Granger Executive Director of Peace December Organization! Participants receive a 15% discount at our bookstore.African American Women In Cinema would like to thank you very much for your incredible support of the award winning "Dear Josephine" film screening! A Huge thanks to Debra of the Bridgefield Civic League, Dr. Minor changes in the reading list are possible, depending on the inclinations of the group.īooks are not included in the cost of the class. In subsequent meetings we will read Kindred, Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, Lilith’s Brood and Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Please read the collection Bloodchild and Other Stories before the first meeting. How does a marginalized perspective envision aliens as well as a rapidly alienating world? What can we learn about dystopias from an author whose history has always been a dystopia, and will that make us better, wiser, more compassionate human beings? How can we read, write and talk about joy, hope and community at a time of despair? Whether you have read Butler’s works before or are arriving to them for the first time, these themes will be explored in our discussions. Butler first began writing science fiction and fantasy in the 1970s, when the genre was still dominated by the visions of mainstream white authors. Through our journey with this reading group, participants will have an opportunity to engage with the works of a wildly imaginative and strikingly original intellect. The group will conclude on the day after Butler’s 73rd birthday, with a study of some of her nonfiction and her impact on the science fiction community and other authors. We will discuss Butler’s short fiction and some of her novels. Butler, the first renowned black woman author in science fiction and fantasy, whose works ring more and more prophetic as we step into 2020. This reading group will visit (or revisit) the works of Octavia E. This reading group will take place online via Zoom.
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