Nijla Mumin
'Jinn' Is a Remarkably Honest Portrait of Black Muslim Girlhood
Director Nijla Mu'min opens up about the complexities she encountered coming of age as a Black Muslim girl in America, and how she translated them into her award-winning debut.
As a Black Muslim Woman, Filmmaking Is My Resistance
My first feature film, about a black girl who dances, kisses, and reads the Qur'an, is my way of fighting erasure of the things I love.
Ava DuVernay's 'Queen Sugar' Is a Stunning Show About Black Lives on the Bayou
The new OWN TV show about a black-owned Louisiana farm is a cinematic look at inheritance that's both familial and cultural.
My Struggle Being a Black Woman Filmmaker Outside White Hollywood
The media focus on the Academy overlooks emerging filmmakers of color who are scraping by in order to get their movies made.
'The Knick' Is an Unflinching Look at the Early Days of American Medicine
The second season of the show deals with drug addiction, eugenics, and a lot of blood.
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