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always: creator & curator blackfilmarchive.com 💌: maya@blackfilmarchive.com + soon: president / owner of milestone films. film curator + writer + curious about the world. NYC!

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible, chilling reporting here via @motherjones.com. ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026
Scamming is now one of the largest and most lucrative crimes in the world, fueled by huge advances in AI and cryptocurrency. In a project by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE explain the world of scams, what can be done about them and how to protect yourself.
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World of Scams
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 21/09/2026
Charles Burnett talks about his long-languishing follow-up to Killer Of Sheep as it finds its way to the big screen. www.avclub.com/my-brothers-...
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My Brother's Wedding, an early classic from a Black cinema pioneer, gets a second life
Charles Burnett talks about My Brother's Wedding, his long-languishing follow-up to Killer Of Sheep, as it finds its way to the big screen.
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Milestone Film & Video @milestonefilms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Charles Burnett talks about his long-languishing follow-up to Killer Of Sheep as it finds its way to the big screen. By Monica Castillo www.avclub.com/my-brothers-... @kinolorber.com @filmforumnyc.bsky.social @mayascade.bsky.social
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My Brother's Wedding, an early classic from a Black cinema pioneer, gets a second life
Charles Burnett talks about My Brother's Wedding, his long-languishing follow-up to Killer Of Sheep, as it finds its way to the big screen.
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tnyfrontrow.bsky.social @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A terrific event that I wish I could be at: the new restoration of Charles Burnett's tender, fierce, melancholy drama My Brother's Wedding is at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social and at 6pm he'll be there for a discussion with @mayascade.bsky.social of Milestone Films and the Black Film Archive.
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Milestone Film & Video @milestonefilms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Watching this revitalization of the director’s picture is like spending your entire life seeing the world in black and white and being introduced to color. It’s like an entirely different film." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-b... @mayascade.bsky.social @kinolorber.com
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My Brother's Wedding review: Charles Burnett classic gets the 4K treatment
An imperfect masterpiece.
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the enduring legacy of “jolene” is found in its vocal vulnerability; a partner can be the center of your world— your weakness— and that is a burden that universally connects to all who have known or all who dream to know.
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The saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 01/04/2024
DOLLY PARTON PET PEEVES
1. NOBODY NOTICES
I'VE GOT
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton has died at 80
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’
Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...
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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
BOTD Melvin Van Peebles!!! More: @jasondashbailey.com: www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/m... @tambay.bsky.social /‪ @katerbland.bsky.social: www.indiewire.com/features/gen... @812filmreviews.com: variety.com/lists/melvin... @mayascade.bsky.social: blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/melvin-van...
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Melvin Van Peebles in his own words
The one-man revolutionary on being Black, filmmaking, and living.
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Screen Slate SF Bay @screenslatesf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
OPEN THE ℙORTAL www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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The Portal Cinema - San Francisco
We're just a few months away from opening a new movie theater on Mission at 29th and we need your help!
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Capital B Gary @capitalbgary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Eight days after a historic storm knocked out power to most of Gary, a NIPSCO official announced that the utility is targeting 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, to fully restore power to the city. For some Gary residents, that could mean nearly two weeks without electricity. bit.ly/4c4rpfc
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25,000 Gary Residents Still Without Power After Historic Storm - Capital B Gary
A top executive addressed restoration delays as nearly 25,000 customers in the city still remain without power.
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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 17/08/2026
Exclusive: The lauded filmmaker's second film gets new life, thanks to a 4K restoration and a fresh edit from Burnett himself.
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‘My Brother’s Wedding’ Restoration Trailer: Charles Burnett’s Nearly Lost Masterpiece Gets the Version It Deserves
Exclusive: The lauded filmmaker's second film gets new life, thanks to a 4K restoration and a fresh edit from Burnett himself.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Actress Hayden Panettiere has died, her representative confirms. She was 36 abcnews.com/US/hayden-pa...
A photo of Hayden Panettiere
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It is the start of Black August. If unfamiliar, you can learn about Black August from this brief overview by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). baji.org/our-work/baj...
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BAJI reflects on the significance of Black August | BAJI
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Tim @timmypi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm a high school teacher and am looking for help getting breakfast bars for my students. It's tough to learn when you're hungry and my students absolutely love these bars to get them through the day. These are made available to all students. Any help is appreciated! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Check out my list on Amazon
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
There’s been a lot of conversation online about the dress code policy at Tuskegee. But current students have been largely left out of the discourse. So I talked with some of them:
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Tuskegee students sound off about dress code policy: ‘You barely see anyone in a bonnet’
“Right now, we are in a housing crisis. We are in a financial crisis,” one student explained.
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“so what i learned from writers like paule marshall, toni cade bambara, and alice walker is that there’s an audience for writing from your heart. some things don’t have to be explained, because we already know them.” — julie dash in 2020
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An Interview with Julie Dash - Believer Magazine
I spoke with the legendary director Julie Dash by phone in March 2020, during her spring break from teaching at Spelman College, when both of us were staying home after events we’d planned to travel f...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is a monumental loss and also what an amazing life lived. Rest in power Ms. Saar.
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Vulture @vulture.com · 23/07/2026
‘You Must Remember This’ host Karina Longworth explains her podcast’s next season, called ‘The Bisexuals.’ It will focus on Libby Holman, a messy bisexual artist who had a relationship with Montgomery Clift.
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You Must Remember This Introduces … ‘The Bisexuals’
‘You Must Remember This’ host Karina Longworth explains her podcast’s next season, called ‘The Bisexuals.’ It will focus on Libby Holman, a messy bisexual artist who had a relationship with Montgomery Clift.
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Julian Lucas @jcljules.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“I’m a really lazy bitch, but I have a punitive superego. The two go together.” I profiled NYC’s own Colson Whitehead (@colsonwhitehead.com), who made me gumbo, opened up about his life, and showed me around the Harlem of his riveting crime trilogy www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
sunday and i’m thinking of the sweet call and response between syreeta and her then-husband stevie wonder on her “i love every little thing about you” syreeta: “i love love love every little thing about you baby…. whatcha gonna do about that brother?” stevie, softly: nothing
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Syreeta - I Love Every Little Thing About You (1972)
YouTube video by Contain Yr Brain
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
the supremes walking in london with the temptations trailing behind them, 1965
black and white image of the supremes (diana ross, mary wilson, and florence ballard) with three members of the temptations trailing behind them (melvin franklin and eddie kendricks visible) on an empty london street.
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Liz @schlockvalue.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
only $2500 to go
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Muscle Distribution @muscledistribution.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We’re restoring four underseen and largely unavailable films, including two that have been out of circulation for decades and never released on home video — and we’re looking for your support. Check out the @kickstarter.com campaign here: www.muscle-distribution.com/kickstarter
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
let us not forget that what’s done is never final. you do not have to resign yourself to your enemy’s imagination of the future….! you do not have to settle for limited scope of being. a better world is always possible!
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Beatgrrrl @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
RIP Louise Lasser April 11, 1939— July 6, 2026 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, 1976
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Ross Bratin @rbratin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If you haven’t donated yet to Helga, you absolutely should! Help make this passion project a reality!
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The Tapeworm that Starved to Death in RFK's Brain @imperativelizard.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
this looks absolutely incredible.
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
bridgett m. davis is making her first film in 30 years and we have less than 12 hours to finish fundraising our stretch budget goal. if you donate in the next 12 hours and send me proof, we can schedule a 30 minute AMA via zoom. ❤️‍🔥 donate here:
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Helga - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Everyone loves the story of a discovered lost gem – that great artwork or album or film that somehow got overlooked. But what does it mean for the artist who created the work? This film explores the ...
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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our new series Declaration of Independents! kicks off tonight! A salute to indie filmmakers who asserted their creative freedom during a formative era of American independent cinema: 1979-89. Co-presented by IndieCollect www.ifccenter.com/series/decla...
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
danny truly is the best of us… it takes a tremendous amount of courage to share a deep truth with others. lifting him up as he has lifted us up.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Legendary actor Danny Glover reveals on TODAY that he’s been living with Alzheimer’s disease:
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Robert Ham @robertham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My obit for the great Abdullah Ibrahim downbeat.com/news/detail/...
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In Memoriam: Abdullah Ibrahim, 1934–2026
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, the NEA Jazz Master from South Africa who helped fuse the folk music of his home country with modern jazz and was reportedly called the “South African Mozart” by Nelson Mande...
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Jacob Lawrence, "Prayer," from the War series, 1947 whitney.org/collection/w...
Painting using simplified & stylized forms, of two figures, seen from the side, kneeling in prayer, heads bowed. There are small plant-like forms around them, in the lower register of the picture
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
lately, my most asked question has been: when is bridgett davis going to make a follow up to “naked acts” (1996)? …the time is finally now! 30 yrs after its initial industry rejection, “naked acts” is a touchstone of black cinema. please support our fundraiser so we don’t have to wait another 30:
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Helga - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Everyone loves the story of a discovered lost gem – that great artwork or album or film that somehow got overlooked. But what does it mean for the artist who created the work? This film explores the ...
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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Don't miss Kathleen Collins’ LOSING GROUND, a complex drama about a couple – philosophy professor (Seret Scott) and her bohemian painter husband (Bill Gunn) – hurtling towards a crossroads one sultry summer. Part of our new series, Declaration of Independents! www.ifccenter.com/films/losing...
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
a few weeks ago a friend texted me “did you know your words are in the blacksonian?” i didn’t know!!!! but how cool is that? ❤️
a wall hanging in NMAAHC that reads: "The act of collecting, sorting, preserving, and making available is an act of love for a group. It's an act of care."
Maya Cade, creator and curator, Black Film Archive, 2022
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Kino Lorber @kinolorber.com · 26/06/2026
Don't miss @ifccenter + @indiecollect's series Declaration of Independents! – a nine-day salute to indie filmmakers who asserted their creative freedom during a formative era of American independent cinema. Get tickets: knlor.com/indieifc
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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Little Things Mean A Lot
YouTube video by Bettye Swann - Topic
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 26/06/2026
BREAKING: The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/25/r...
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Rent Freeze Approved By Mamdani-Era Board, Impacting 1 Million NYC Apartments
Thursday’s vote marked the first rent freeze ever for two-year leases.
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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 19/06/2026
To mark Juneteenth, Maya S. Cade chairs a roundtable of Black independent filmmakers in conversation: Ayoka Chenzira, Bridgett M. Davis and Wendell B. Harris, Jr. reflect on the life and afterlife of seemingly succeeding in Hollywood. boxd.it/3dg
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22/06/2026
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.
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Angelica Jade Bastién @angelicabastien.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm feeling ✨fancy✨ because I finally created my own website. So if you've been wondering how to contact me, want to see a curated list of my work, or you're curious about my favorite DC Comics characters (Detective Chimp and Wonder Woman tbh), you'll find your answers here. angelicabastien.com
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Angelica Jade Bastién Personal Website
The personal website of writer and film critic Angelica Jade Bastien that provides work clips and contact information.
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
From SET IT OFF to GIRL 6 and NAKED ACTS, @judysquirrels.bsky.social breaks down the 30-year legacy of some of the most powerful films about Black women ever made: www.rogerebert.com/black-writer...
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Uncomfortable Truths: "Set It Off," "Girl 6," and "Naked Acts" at 30
As Black cinema experienced a renaissance in the mid-'90s, three films made space for the Black female experience.
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
i believe the demand for *absolute* consensus is for algorithmic sensibility more than human sensibility. taste is precious; art that allows you to believe in the future is as good of a measure as any. do i need you to feel my favorite film is the best film of all time? no because i already do.
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Elizabeth S. @elizs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"I have no choice but to be optimistic about the future of Black film. If Hollywood dismisses us, there is always something." Such an insightful interview with @mayascade.bsky.social
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Mitchell Beaupre @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Exceptional piece here from @mayascade.bsky.social
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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
the candor & generosity this storied filmmaking trio showed me during this roundtable for @letterboxd.social is unlike any conversation i’ve ever had. it adds new depth to the history of cinema to hear what the artists had to say about “making it” as a black director and its aftermath:
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Models of Hope: Ayoka Chenzira, Wendell B. Harris, Jr. and Bridgett M. Davis on “making it” as Black independent filmmakers • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
To mark Juneteenth, Maya S. Cade chairs a roundtable of Black independent filmmakers  in conversation: Ayoka Chenzira, Bridgett M. Davis and Wendell B. Harris, Jr. reflect on the life and afterlife of...
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