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EVELYN PREER – Black Female, 22-35. Mezzo-Soprano. Silent film and stage star, discovered by Oscar Micheaux. Passionate, emotional, bold and thoughtful. Strong jazz vocal skills and movement ...
Over the years it has highlighted key figures in the state’s history, from the Buffalo Soldiers to the first African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Right now the space features artwork ...
Now in its third year with the theme of“Underneath it All, is the Land,” the summit looks to build on the legacy of resilience, vision, and stewardship of trailblazers such as Oscar Micheaux ...
"I didn’t feel gutted. I didn’t feel any of those kinds of things. I just trusted, and am in trust of, whatever is going to ...
Their arrest followed an assault by Jewish settlers during Ramadan. Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' claims the attack and detention were linked to the film ...
Minecraft and the Oscars aren't exactly two words you'd expect to see written in the same sentence, which is what makes it ...
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities released a Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary “ No Other Land,” a day after he was beaten by Jewish settlers and detained by ...
Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers, according to activists and witnesses and later detained by the military in the occupied West Bank before being ...
At 4:30 p.m. on April 10, award-winning poet Dante Micheaux stood before a gathering of listeners to read his poetry in the Illini Union Bookstore. He is the author of the poetry collections “Circus” ...