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Devoted to publishing fiction, poetry and art from the African Diaspora.

African Voices magazine publishes a quality literary magazine that showcases fine literature and art by artists of color.

06/23/2025

Congratulations on Museum Hue's 10th Anniversary!

06/12/2025

Greetings Family! Come out next month on July 26, 2025 from 3 pm-5 pm to celebrate our special issue honoring Harry Belafonte and lovingly guest edited by Keisha-Gaye Anderson! We're proud to host the opening of an exhibition featuring the work of our cover artist Watson Mere! Please RSVP & Donate: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lineage-celebrating-a-legacy-of-love-family-activism-tickets-1366156202979

06/10/2025

📣 Registration Now Open: Reel Sisters Screenwriting Retreat 2025!

“Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people — the beauty within themselves.” — Langston Hughes

Join us August 14–17 for a one-of-a-kind retreat in Harlem and Brooklyn, where you'll restore, rest, and write in the heart of Black literary history.

✔️ Work with award-winning filmmaker Jennica Carmona
✔️ Write inside the Langston Hughes House
✔️ Join a Harlem Renaissance walking tour
✔️ Get personalized script consultations and industry feedback
✔️ Relax with a Reiki meditation circle and dinner at Melba’s

This is your time to finish your script, reconnect with your creativity, and build your screenwriting network.

Save $50 when you register by June 30.
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reel-sisters-screenwriting-retreat-2025-tickets-1388951002839?discount=HarlemRetreat2025

📸 Photo credits: Langston Hughes sign by MDoculus (iStock). Harlem via Pixabay.

05/22/2025

🎬 TODAY is the day!

Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema Series :
Join us for I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth — an unforgettable night of bold short films that celebrate women’s power, legacy, and liberation.

🎟️ There’s still time to grab your ticket and be part of this powerful cinematic experience!

📅 May 22 | 🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave (at 121st St.)
🎟️ $7 + fees: https://tinyurl.com/mrjfstkf

Come through and bring a friend! Let’s fill these seats with love, resistance, and community.

05/21/2025

🎬✨ TOMORROW is the day!

Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema Series:
I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth

Join us for a powerful collection of short films that honor women leaders and celebrate the spirit of resistance, resilience, and rebirth.

Through storytelling, these films spotlight the voices of women who reclaim power, challenge systems, and ignite change—rooted in courage, creativity, and community.

Featured Films:
⭐Reimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons
⭐Before 1619: She Took Justice
⭐Rock Island Prison 1864
⭐Nana & The Black Monarchy

📅 Date: May 22, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave. (Corner of 121st St.)
🎟️ Tickets: $7 + Universe fees

🔗 Secure your seat now: https://tinyurl.com/mrjfstkf

Thank you for your support!
West Harlem Development Corporation

05/19/2025

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” — Angela Davis

🔥 The spirit of resistance lives on.

⏳ ONLY 4 DAYS left until the Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema Series: I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth.

🎬 Featured Films:
-Reimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons
-Before 1619: She Took Justice
-Rock Island Prison 1864
-Nana & The Black Monarchy

📅 Date: May 22, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave. (Corner of 121st St.)
🎟️ Tickets: $7 + Universe fees

🔗 Secure your seat now: https://tinyurl.com/mrjfstkf

05/15/2025

🎬 Spotlight on Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a professor of constitutional law, civil rights attorney, author, and filmmaker known for uncovering stories at the crossroads of race, law, and history.

In her latest project, Before 1619: She Took Justice, Browne-Marshall explores the story of Queen Nzingha—also known by various names such as Njinga, Ana de Sousa, and Dona Ana de Sousa—who resisted colonization with unyielding strength. Browne-Marshall’s journey led her to Angola’s Military Museum, where she stood before a 20-foot statue of Nzingha, deeply moved by the legacy of this warrior queen.

🗓️ Seats are filling fast!
Don’t miss this powerful story of justice, resistance, and legacy. Secure your tickets today!

☑️May 22, 2025
☑️6:30 PM
☑️Riverside Theater, 91 Claremont Ave., (COR. 121 St.)
☑️Tickets: $7 + Universe fees
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mrjfstkf

05/13/2025

📢 Spots Are Filling Fast!
Serious about leveling up your script? Don’t miss your chance to join award-winning writer/producer Jennica Carmona for a 6-session hybrid screenwriting class.

✍️ Build stronger characters
🎯 Sharpen your pitch
🎞️ Get ready for Netflix, HBO, and beyond

🕒 Meets 6:30–8:30 PM | $225 + fee
💵 Use code Script2025 for $25 off — offer ends 5/23!
⚠️ For writers with basic scriptwriting knowledge

You’ve got the idea. Let’s get it pitch-ready

🎟️ Register now before it’s full:
https://www.universe.com/events/master-class-on-writing-strong-female-characters-for-film-tv-tickets-ZF3YRB

05/08/2025

🎬 Watch the Trailer: Rock Island Prison 1864
Directed by Joy Shannon, this gripping short film tells the story of a runaway enslaved man who becomes a Union soldier — guarding Confederate POWs while fighting for his own liberation. Inspired by true events.

Part of Reel Sisters’ Tea & Cinema Series: I Own Me – The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth
May 22 | 6:30 PM | Riverside Theater, Harlem
$7 + fees | Tap linktr.ee/reelsisters in bio or visit reelsisters.org

🎥 Follow the filmmaker: Filmmakerjoy

05/06/2025

African Voices joins the Classical Theatre of Harlem and The Public Theater in a long list of fine arts institutions that have been defunded by the NEA under the current administration.

We want to thank everyone for your donations our ongoing fundraising drive. Now is the time when your donation and membership can make a huge difference.

Please donate anything you can or become an AV Family Member and share our drive with 5 friends!

LINK: https://givebutter.com/africanvoicesarchives

05/05/2025

🎬✨ MEET THE DIRECTOR: JOY SHANNON
Join us at the Reel Sisters Tea & Cinema Series as we spotlight the brilliant Joy Shannon, writer and director of Rock Island Prison 1864 — a gripping short narrative film that flips the script on Civil War history.

Set in a Union prison camp, the story follows newly freed Black soldiers who now guard Confederate prisoners—the very men who fought to keep them enslaved. Tense, thought-provoking, and rooted in truth, Shannon’s film explores the complex dynamics of power, justice, and memory in a moment of historical reckoning.

👉 Tap linktr.ee/reelsisters in bio or visit reelsisters.org to learn more.

05/02/2025

🎬 Calling All Screenwriters!
Have a script-in-progress or a new idea? Join award-winning writer/producer Jennica Carmona for a 6-session hybrid scriptwriting class designed to help you build strong characters and get pitch-ready for studios like Netflix, HBO, and Paramount—without compromising your vision.

☑️ Class meets 6:30–8:30 PM
☑️ Registration: $225 + fee
☑️ Use code Script2025 for $25 off (by 5/23/25)
☑️ Basic scriptwriting knowledge required

Spots are limited—secure yours now!

https://www.universe.com/events/master-class-on-writing-strong-female-characters-for-film-tv-tickets-ZF3YRB

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