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Doing For Self (More Katrina From The Prism Of Black Media)

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Here’s the press release and trailer link to the Nation of Islam’s Katrina documentary.

The provocative new documentary ‘The Unmasking of New Orleans’ includes exclusive, never-before-seen coverage and reports revealing the true nature of events in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 22, 2006 — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of what is the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, the provocative new documentary The Unmasking of New Orleans, produced by Final Call Incorporated (FCI) Broadcasting was released.

The ongoing struggle of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina is being swept away from the minds of the public as swiftly as the floodwaters washed away properties and lives when the levees breached. Is there truth to the numerous reports of rapes and murders? Who is going to tell the story of the heroic acts of the young men and women portrayed
as senseless looters by the mainstream media? It is important to obtain the truth.

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan commissioned a crew from The Final Call newspaper to travel to New Orleans and film this documentary about the conditions and concerns that our people face since Hurricane Katrina, which the world must not be allowed to ignore, as we near the one-year anniversary of what is the worst natural disaster in U.S.
history.

Included in the documentary are insightful perspectives from New Orleans Councilman Oliver Thomas, Author Michael Eric Dyson, community activist “Mama D” as well as the nameless and faceless residents whose stories have not been told in this way before.

Bonus footage includes a visual tour of the Lower Ninth Ward featuring a conversation between Minister Farrakhan and New Orleans residents.

To view a trailer for ‘The Unmasking of New Orleans’ go to
http://www.finalcall.com/katrina.

Interviews and perspectives are available upon request.

Hope You're Reading……….

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…………….BlackAmericaWeb‘s five-part series on Katrina, One Year Later.

While you’re there, check out BAW’s article on the current state of Black television.

I’m beginning to no longer remember a time in which we didn’t have immediately accessible, national Black-generated print reporting. It’s a good feeling for this Black media historian and AFRO and NNPA News Service alum. 🙂

The Child's Choice That Won't Go Away

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I heard about it, but I didn’t see it until today. While sitting at my desk reading about Philadelphia’s Civil Rights and Black Power movements, my filmmaker nephew, Andrew Burroughs, sent me a link to a recent documentary about shadism and Black self-hate that should be seen and forwarded around to everyone.

“Check this out it’s really disturbing,” he told me in the message field. “This is one of the reasons I’m a filmmaker.”

You’ve heard of that doll test from 1954, right? Long time ago, right? Well, think again. I’ve heard about this update for a while now, but this was the first time I’ve actually seen it. Here’s an article on the issue by my hero, Hazel Trice Edney.

The Afros and the dashikis and “Black Is Beautiful” were supposed to fix this. But as someone who constantly grapples with his own shadism (and classism) issues, I know this is a hard problem to lick.