Nikki Giovanni: "Tennessean by Birth"

From the Reelblack Vault comes this exclusive clip of poet/activist/professor NIKKI GIOVANNI reciting her piece "Tennessean by Birth" from her 2007 collection "Acolytes" at the 2010 Art Sanctuary's Celebration of Black Writing, where she was fetted. www.nikki-giovani.com

Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhuru) - On Blaxploitation and Breaking Barriers

From the Reelblack vault comes this exclusive clip of actress/singer/author NICHELLE NICHOLS from the press room at the 2008 EAST COAST BLACK AGE OF COMICS CONVENTION in Philadelphia, PA. Journalist RAYMOND TYLER asks Ms. Nichols about working in film during the Blaxploitation era and the role her character LT. UHURA played in advancing the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Special Thanks: Raymond Tyler.

Teena Marie Backstage @ The Rhythm & Blues Foundation Award Ceremony

ReelBlack TV was privileged to encounter TEENA MARIE backstage at the 2008 R&B Foundation Awards. Here is the raw uncut footage from her press conference after receiving the award. She will be sadly missed. Camera Bill Tucker and Mike D.

Kerry Washington Talks 'Night Catches Us' with ReelBlack

Image Award winning Actress KERRY WASHINGTON (Ray) recently visited Philadelphia for the premiere of her new movie NIGHT CATCHES US. In this exclusive clip, she talks about what attracted her to star in the film, working with Anthony Mackie and finding balance between independent and Hollywood films.

ReelBlack Talks with Director Tanya Hamilton of 'Night Catches Us'

Reelblack sat down with filmmaker Tanya Hamilton to talk about her debut feature, NIGHT CATCHES US. Filmed entirely in Philadelphia, it took nearly 10 years to develop and stars Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie. A hit at the Sundance Film Festival and Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films, It opens in Philadelphia, New York and Santa Monica on December 3, 2010.

ABOUT THE MOVIE

In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus (Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker") returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia (Kerry Washington, "Ray," "Lift") and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone's beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia.

Official Website with Trailer and FB info