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Black Women Are Still Fighting Category Gravity in 2026
Twenty-four years after Halle Berry's historic Oscars win, Black women remain trapped in a ‘supporting role win hole’. By Sahndra Fon Dufe On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In her tearful acceptance speech for Monster's Ball , she declared the moment was "for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened." Twenty-four years later, the door remains o

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jan 276 min read


The Voice of Hind Rajab, 2 Other African Films Make Oscars’ Best Picture 201 Film-Long Eligibility List
Three African films have made the Oscars 2026 Best Picture eligibility list: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Zambia) and Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight (South Africa). The Voice of Hind Rajab, Source: Cairo Scenes Three African films: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (Zambia), and Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight (South Africa); have made the Oscars ’ 201-film eligibility list for the Best Picture category, a

John Eriomala
Jan 92 min read


Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab Becomes the Only African Film Advancing in the 2026 Oscar Race
One African nation makes the cut. As the Oscars narrow their International Feature Film race, Tunisia stands alone on the global shortlist. Here’s why The Voice of Hind Rajab matters, and what this moment signals for African cinema on the world’s biggest awards stage. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), Tunisia’s Official Entry for the 98th Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film, T he only African film in the running for the Oscar Nominations - January 2026 The A

Sahndra Fon Dufe
Jan 62 min read


What in the Tyler Perry Multi-Plot Drama Is Going On Between Trump and Elon?!
Black Film Wire | Culture, Power & The Plotlines That Matter By BFW Editors Just when you thought reality TV had peaked—boom—Donald Trump...
Samuel Ogbegun
Jun 6, 20253 min read
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