Gil Robertson

There is no other time in Black history that Black filmmakers have enjoyed so much access and success. Whether you credit the #OscarsSoWhite campaign and the Academy under Black president Sheryl Boone Isaacs making changes in the voting membership, or look to Tyler Perry’s ginormous new studio complex, Ava Duvernay’s ARRAY distribution company and film […]

Veteran journalist, author and publicist Gil Robertson IV founded the AAFCA  in 2003, well before the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and before the explosion of Black films and TV shows with Black talent in front of and behind the scenes. His vision was that Black film, and now TV, critics would have the opportunity to share their […]

Relationships ain’t easy for anyone but in the Black community they are often challenged by racism, sexism and financial pressures. Those themes are examined in a new book “Where Did Our Love Go?: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community.” The book is a collection of essays that cover being single, married and divorced from a […]