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From Harriet to Whitney: Kasi Lemmons Honors Black History

Happy Black History Month 2025:

To celebrate, we are reposting some of our favorite Black Swans with names & faces everyone should know!

On this day in 2019, Harriet was released in theaters. This incredible biopic about an incredible woman – Harriet Tubman – took an incredible filmmaker. And the filmmaker who made Harriet happen is Kasi Lemmons. … read more.

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Multimodal Janelle Monáe Is Her Own Eccentric Revolution

Happy Black History Month 2025:

To celebrate, we are reposting some of our favorite Black Swans = names & faces everyone should know!

Today, FF2 is proud to celebrate singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, activist, and fashion icon, Janelle Monáe. On this day last year, Janelle released their fourth studio album, The Age of Pleasure: a shot of overwhelming joy in an era so often tinged with melancholy.… read more.

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Kudos to Angela Wells – Multi-Talented Film/TV Makeup Artist

Two years ago today, Sylvie’s Love – directed by Eugene Ashe – was released in theaters, so we’re celebrating its fabulous makeup artist, Angela Wells!

Angela is a talented Hollywood makeup artist, who has done makeup for the hit TV series Black-ish, for many films including Mudbound (2017) and Harriet (2019), and even for the Oscars presentations.… read more.

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