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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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
this is cool
Posted by Cat | Feb 02 2008 at 12:50 am
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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