Narrative Network, media and culture

08/12/2023

Rest in Eternal Peace, Pablo Guzman. Thank you, Fern, for your beautiful profile and amazing reminiscences!

By Fern Gillespie Before podcasts were making everybody and their third cousin a radio talk show host, Pablo Guzman pioneered commercial Black talk radio in New York City. Black public affairs talk shows have been on the radio for decades. However, in 1981, New York black radio executives saw the ne...

26/10/2023

Amazing art !

19/07/2023

Incredible !

Born in 1915, poet and writer Margaret Walker used her first novel, “Jubilee”, to craft a semi-fictional account about a biracial enslaved woman born during the American Civil War. The book took thirty years to write. Based in Georgia and Alabama, it spanned the periods of American slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Literature professor Joyce Ann Joyce has cited Jubilee as “the first truly historical black American novel.” Critical studies of the book emphasize Jubilee as the prototype for novels that present black history from a black perspective.

Walker was born into a family of storytellers, musicians, ministers, and teachers. She first heard about slavery through bedtime stories that her maternal grandmother would tell her. As she grew older, she pushed her grandmother for more details with the intent of writing stories based on what she heard. Later, she conducted extensive research on every facet of the black experience regarding the Civil War. She stated, “most of my life I have been involved with writing this story about my great-grandmother, and even if Jubilee were never considered an artistic or commercial success, I would still be happy to just finish it.”

📸 Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

28/02/2023

Honored to be included in 'The Sidebar,' an NABJ-NYC podcast with my husband, Byron Lewis, about storytelling careers -

‎Society & Culture · 2023

15/11/2022

Interview with author, and scholar Patricia Banks about Black art and African American museums. https://www.publicbooks.org/patricia-banks-on-supporting-african-american-museums/ museums -

Studies of museum patronage mostly focus on social class. That's not the whole story.

17/08/2022

I'm honored to be included in CUNY TV's 'Shades of US ' Best of Season 4! Thank you Darrell Brown!

22/07/2022

Check out Student-curated films in Auntyland's summer festival!

19/07/2022

Donate children’s books!

We give and read books to kids in need ages 5-18. If you have new or gently used kids or young adult books, consider donating them to our organization. Visit our website to contact us.
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19/06/2022

Auntyland Film Festival Awards Announced!

June 14, 2022 -- Top 5 Jury Winners: A Ring: A Short Film, Weep Not, City Trees, Basurero, and Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color. Top 3 Audience Awards: Star Boy, Carnival Queens, and United We Heal.

07/05/2022

Honoring the NAACP headquarters in NYC's Village!

In-person event, registration required Village Preservation will unveil a historic plaque on Tuesday, May 10 at 6:00pm to honor 70 Fifth Avenue, which served as the headquarters of the NAACP, the ACLU…

31/03/2022

The party's over! Our film festival ended on March 31, at midnight! Thank you!!!! Please take a moment to fill out this brief SURVEY and Vote for your favorite film. Cash prizes to top 5 films!
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Thank you for attending and/or participating in the inaugural Auntyland Film Festival! We hope you had as much fun attending as we did organizing it. We would love to hear your feedback to continue improving our logistics and content. Please compete this brief (and anonymous) survey to help us optim...

19/03/2022

Our film festival featured on the Harlem TV show 'Harlem Portraits' streaming now on YouTube and airing on Spectrum Channel 1993, Saturday, March 26!

AuntyLand Film Festival is the brainchild of SYLVIA WONG LEWIS, Founder and Director. Happening now in TRIBECA It is the only film festival highlighting 50+ ...

10/03/2022

05/03/2022

How to Fest with Auntyland Film Fest!

18/02/2022

See Film Festival director, Sylvia Wong Lewis' interview on CUNY TV! https://youtu.be/Vb7XOdCbLAI

In this episode, we visit with some folks seeking equal access and representation in classical music, cultural narratives, and Commercial Cannabis.Guest List...

15/02/2022

Last call for Auntyland Film Festival film submissions! Short films only--less than 20 minutes!! Extended deadline discount code: LastCallAFF2022

26/01/2022

Auntyland Film Fest Deadline, January 30, 2022! There's still time to submit your short films! Spread the word!

20/01/2022

Andre Leon Talley, Fashion icon!