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“Filmed in Brooklyn" by Margo Donohue; Arcadia Publishing (176 pages, $23.99)

A new documentary looks back at Lowndes county, where often-forgotten figures fought against white supremacy

Historian and critic Elvis Mitchell talks about his revealing Netflix documentary that focuses on an often forgotten era

A celebration of Black business success and opportunity is back for its third year

The divisive multi-hyphenate has delivered a surprisingly stirring period romance, a passion project for him that could spark a drastic career change

On Friday, Reginald Hudlin’s documentary “Sidney” debuts on Apple TV+, after its bow at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. The film depicts the life and groundbreaking career of the pioneering Bahamian American actor Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Academy Award. Produced by Oprah…

Oprah Winfrey was discussing her profound affection for trailblazing actor Sidney Poitier — a longtime friend and mentor to her — when she was overcome by emotion during an interview on the upcoming documentary “Sidney,” a life-spanning portrait. She plunged her head into her hands and cried, “I just love…

The stars came out to support the 23-time Grand Slam champion on Wednesday night.

Long before Denzel Washington, Spike Lee or even Sidney Poitier, generations of pioneering and revolutionary Black US filmmakers played a key role in shaping early American cinema and dispelling pejorative stereotypes, a major new Hollywood exhibition argues. "Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971," opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in…