“Jitney” is a triumph for the great playwright August Wilson, director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the cast and Broadway! It opened this past Thursday and features a
We are busy getting our traveling exhibitions booked in museums around the country. There are more exhibitions to come, so stay tuned! We have reached a
A couple of months ago, the crew from the Collector’s Quest website became the first people to actually visit the offices of The Museum Of
I got six. That’s all there is. Six time one is six, one times six He got six. I put mine with his and
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids the animated series was created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat
Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids was a long-standing Saturday morning cartoon that featured a group of Black adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood.
The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements of the 1960’s set the stage for the 1970’s Black film revolution. [Translate]
Blaxploitation films had very funky trailers, featuring the latest threads and hippest jive. [Translate]
The Museum of UnCut Funk continues to celebrate the best decade ever with a review of Poster Art from funky music based films that helped
I started collecting movie posters from Blaxploitation and all Black films from the 1970‘s because I love these films. I also love the illustrated artwork
East Germany Digs Blaxploitation! Many U.S. movies from the 1930’s and 1940’s arrived in East German theaters for the first time after 1947. During the
France Digs Blaxploitation! The arrival of American sound films at first created panic among the European countries who immediately resisted the influx of US films.
Italy Digs Blaxploitation! The first presentation of film in Italy was in February of 1896 by Vittorio Calcina at the Ospedale di Carita in Turin.
Japan Digs Blaxploitation! The Japanese have always had a fondness for Black culture. Blaxploitation films were a huge hit in Japan and have continued to
Poland Digs Blaxploitation! American films have always been watched by the Poles, not only because of their quality but also due to the role that
During the 1970’s, Blaxploitation moved into the horror category with a number of movies, made for Blacks, staring Blacks. One of the most important actors
The year 1973 marked the beginning of the one-two combination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu. It happened when taekwondo champion Jim Kelly appeared in Bruce
From 1970 to 1976, during the height of the Blaxploitation era, there were fourteen westerns made for public consumption. Some of these films never made
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