AfroPoP: AfroPoP Trailer 6mins 26secs
Produced by National Black Programming Consortium
Critically acclaimed actor and global citizen Idris Elba hosts AfroPoP, a series of contemporary documentaries portraying African life and popular culture. The AfroPoP series is a celebration of the cultural and historical growth that has occurred in the last generation with films tailored to a world audience from filmmakers with insightful, artful and often unique local perspectives.
"AfroPoP" is sponsored by the Coporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
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Damn i love him. But this trailer was very interesting. Definetly want to see more
Posted by tc | May 07 2008 at 11:07 pm | report this comment
wow that is a gorgeous man, oh, and a very itneresting series as well.
Posted by Jonathan Tilkin | Feb 02 2008 at 03:39 am | report this comment
this is cool
Posted by Cat | Feb 02 2008 at 12:50 am | report this comment
Here are titles, which through the exploration of sometimes-controversial themes and characters highlight...
The popularization of black art and culture is a story with many chapters. In these selections an attempt...
An honest perspective of the world would not be near complete without the younger voices of any generation....
![Burning in the Sun [Remix]](/media/files/335/ORIGINAL_sm.jpg)
Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins
Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?
This War At Home 7mins
In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.
Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins
Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.
Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
Single Father 12mins 37secs
According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 07secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Breaking Silences 10mins
A discussion of the alarming rate of domestic violence against women of color on college campuses.
NMI 2007 ~ Remixing The Blues 1min 34secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
I've never seen this program on 'pbs' before in the U.S.A. I recently did a class essay on the history of rap music, and found this little preview on hip-hop interesting. It's breathtaking to see what genre of music affects which era in our culture. I am happy to see that the host was black, not that the story would lose its essence if it were to be hosted by another ethnicity. Just speaking from the heart. Hey good job NBPC and to you Mr. Elba for hosting.
Posted by Meesah | Jul 20 2008 at 07:52 pm | report this comment