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Tag: Susan Delson

Museum guests point and admire the photos of iconic Black stars like Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel. It was part of an exhibit on early Black films at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in a photo taken Feb. 4, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo By Ayana Hamilton/Cronkite News)
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‘Soundies’ showcase Black history on film, racism and all

by Adnan Alam Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES – They only each run about three minutes, but in that short time “soundies” are helping to preserve Black history from decades ago. Soundies were short films often depicting a musical performance that could run before or after feature films in movie houses around the nation. The reels, many of which were made […]

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