Category Archives: Documentary

Black Liberation – Yves de Laurot (1967)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

“Unique in African-American History, Black Liberation is not just a ‘movie on Malcolm X.’ It incarnates his authentic spirit and will, The leader was actively involved behind the camera, as an essential creative and political force. Malcolm X did not want an idolatrous … Continue reading →

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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

President Kennedy signs the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. “The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) is the abbreviated name of the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test … Continue reading →

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Hunters Point Uprising

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Newcomb and 3rd Street – Sept. 28, 1966 “On September 27, 1966 a white police officer shot and killed a seventeen-year-old African American teen, Matthew Johnson, Jr., as he fled the scene of a stolen car. Arthur Hippler wrote a … Continue reading →

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Fritz the Cat

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

“Fritz the Cat is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a ‘supercity’ of anthropomorphic animals, the strip focused on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began … Continue reading →

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The Prevalence of Ritual: On Romare Bearden’s Projections

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

The Street, 1964. Photostat on fiberboard, 31 x 40 in. “On October 6, 1964, at the height of the American civil rights movement, fifty-three-year-old Romare Bearden, a mature artist with a moderately successful career as a painter behind him, debuted nearly … Continue reading →

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Renaissance of the Upper West Side – Nicholas Pileggi

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

“Five years ago the West Side of Manhattan was considered such a dangerously blighted area that invitations to parties on Riverside Drive were often rejected, large rent-controlled apartments were voluntarily given up and even Chicken Delight wouldn’t deliver. Today, while … Continue reading →

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For All Mankind – Al Reinert

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

“In the ‘America in the 60’s’ montage that used to play in my head when someone mentioned the era, the moon landing got about five seconds. And you know exactly what five seconds they were; the blurry television feed we’ve … Continue reading →

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