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PBS has animated a 1996 Johnny Cash interview in which he spoke candidly about rock musicians, God, drugs, dressing in black and Elvis Presley for th Johnny Cash Talks Long Hair, God and ...
In 2017, Matthew A. Cherry created a Kickstarter campaign in the hopes of funding an animated short film about a young black father who learns how to do his daughter’s hair. Cherry had been ...
Whether it's video games or animated movies and TV, you may have noticed that Black characters have matching hairstyles time and time again - often flat, two-dimensional and straight up unrealistic ...
Animation newbie Matthew Cherry (“BlacKkKlansman” executive producer) has entered the Best Animated Short Oscar race with “Hair Love,” which warmly embraces black father-daughter bonding ...
The short 'Hair Love,' which will accompany screenings of 'The Angry Bird Movie 2' in theaters, is the first producing credit for Lion Forge Animation. By Graeme McMillan In May, it was announced ...
Hair Love, the touching story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair, claimed the Oscar for best animated short on Sunday. The award went to its writer/director ...
At the Oscars, it’s the big-ticket categories that tend to draw the most attention, but this year the winner for animated short rose to prominence. “Hair Love” is a sweet and joyful story ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.