“A lot of Black films has just been dismissed as dramatic.
When we see it as one thing, we’re minimizing what it actually is.”
Recently, the archive receiveda special award from the New York Film Critics Circle.

Maya Cade.Justice Namaste
Cade’s honored to have her hard work celebrated, but the distinction holds a different significance for her.
Cade plans to deepen the context on the website.
A film for everyone to watch."

‘Uptight’.Archive Photos/Getty Images
We Work Again(1937)
WatchWe Work Againhere.
This interview is recorded in the the American Archive of Public Broadcasting and is really special.
WatchAmerica, They Love You Madlyhere.
The film really explains that and it’s wonderful."
WatchThe Cry of Jazzhere.