#Adepero Oduye

Features, News

The Women of 12 Years a Slave

As a child my mother, an anthropologist, informed me that my great uncle’s mother disappeared from the shores of Lake Victoria or Nam Lolwe, as we call it, when he was a boy. My great great aunt...

News, Television

TV Trailer Watch: Steel Magnolias

A full cast of African American women in this version of Steel Magnolias. Queen Latifah takes on the Sally Field lead role. Also stars Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott, Phylicia and Condola Rashad and...

News, Videos

Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe Winning Speech

Meryl Streep won best actress in a drama for The Iron Lady. In her speech she acknowledged all her fellow nominees and the other terrific female performances from this year. And how about her shout...

News, Women Directors

Pariah — written and directed by Dee Rees

Most of this review was written after screening the film at the Toronto Film Festival. It has been augmented. The movie is just so good. Well written, well acted, emotional, devastating and...

News, Women Directors

Interview with Adepero Oduye star of Pariah

This is the week when Pariah starts to roll out and I can’t say emphatically enough that when this film comes to your town, you must see it. I was able to speak with the star of the film Adepero...

Awards, News

Where are the Women at the Indie Spirit Nominations?

I just got back from a meeting and broke open the list of indie spirit nominees for 2012 and I am utterly dispirited at the lack of female voices throughout the categories. I am looking back at the...

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