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Filmmaker Jacquil Constant is of Haitian decent, and he created “Haiti is a Nation of Artists” to change the narrative of the country. Photos by Jason Lewis
The filmmaker created the Haiti International Film Festival to showcase the best that his people have to offer.
Issa Rae being interviewed by Emile Ennis Jr. in front of a large crowd at Macy’s in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Photos by Jason Lewis
The “Insecure” director, producer, and actress talks about the success Blacks are having in film; the backlash she received for saying, “I’m rooting for everybody Black;” and she gives advice to young filmmakers.
PAFF Executive Director Ayoku Babu, Alfre Woodard, and Danny Glover. Babu and Glover created the festival along with Ja’net Dubois in 1992. Photo by Venus Bernardo
The festival features films from around the world, an art fest, and film networking events.
Kinya Claiborne at the Style & Society x Le Mieux Summer Soirée. Photo by Alton Mills
Claiborne is the founder of Style & Society Magazine, and she is a community relations manager at Los Angeles Metro.
Marguerite Alexis community involvement is reflected in her music. She works as a mental health advocate at NAMI Urban Los Angeles in Leimert Park. Photo by Trai Icart
“I Am” is a reflection of Alexis’ upbringing and community involvement in South Los Angeles.
Illustration by Troy Tieuel
Senator Kamala Harris
The playlist includes Marvin Gaye, A Tribe Called Quest, Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, 2Pac, Beyoncé, Prince, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and many others.
It may seem like he’s having a party, but there is a lot going on beyond the mic.
The festival features films from around the world, an art fest, and film networking events.
Stanley Griggs, also known as Sir Stan, showed up to sing the blues, but he shocked the crowd with his amazing rendition of Prince’s Purple Rain. Photo by Jason Lewis
The top blues artists in Los Angeles perform at this Leimert Park concert venue.
The Supa Lowery Brothers Band plays at Harold and Belle’s on Friday nights. Photo by Jason Lewis
