Curator's Notes

Jill Scott And Queen Latifah Lead All Black Cast ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake

UPDATE: The Steel Magnolias remake will air on the Lifetime network on October 7th, 2012 at 9 pm.

September 11, 2012 No Comments

Spike Lee’s BAD 25 Documentary

UPDATE: Spike Lee’s BAD 25 Documentary will air on ABC on Thanksgiving Day. “This will be a very special Thanksgiving for all families to enjoy the

September 11, 2012 No Comments

Summer Short List – Clybourne Park

It’s 1959 and after a family tragedy, Bev and Russ are moving out of their Chicago neighbourhood . The knock-down price means that a Black

August 30, 2012 No Comments

Collector’s Quest Visits The Museum Of UnCut Funk 2

Back in June, Collector’s Quest visited The Museum of UnCut Funk to do a video shoot featuring our collection for their new website. We posted

August 17, 2012 No Comments

Collector’s Quest Visits The Museum Of UnCut Funk

Back in June, Collector’s Quest visited The Museum of UnCut Funk to do a video shoot featuring our collection for their new website. We posted

August 13, 2012 No Comments

RED HOOK SUMMER – AN INTERVIEW WITH SPIKE LEE

Spike Lee’s new film “Red Hook Summer” hits theaters on Friday. The latest installment from his “Chronicles of Brooklyn,” it follows previous releases “She’s Gotta

August 6, 2012 No Comments

Dear White People

Remember when Black movies didn’t neccesarily star a dude in a fat suit and a wig? Or have major plot twists timed to Gospel numbers

July 17, 2012 No Comments

Earvin “Magic” Johnson Buys ‘Soul Train’ Rights

According to the NY Post, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his business partners have bought the rights to the Soul Train franchise for “several million dollars,” and are planning an upcoming musical based

July 15, 2012 2 Comments

Summer Short List – FELA!

Everybody say YEAH YEAH! I say oh HELL to the YEAH. FELA! is back for a limited run on broadway through August, 4th. If for

July 13, 2012 No Comments

Michael Johnson: Survival Of The Fastest Documentary Controversy

File this one under interesting…Michael Johnson, 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 200m and 400m traces his roots to answer whether Olympic dominance by African

July 7, 2012 2 Comments