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  • Barkskins. Film scene of two Indigenous men crossing a creek.

    Nat Geo Series 'Barkskins' Taps Indigenous Experts to Tell Its Story

    Actor Zahn McClarnon to Colorlines: “To see all the cultural advisors was extremely important.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 21, 2020 4:38PM EDT
    Aretha Franklin. Cynthia Erivo. One photo of an older Black woman with short hair and jewels. Another photo of a younger Black woman with short natural hair wearing coral colored dress.

    Cynthia Erivo Set to Embody the Queen of Soul in ‘Genius: Aretha’

    The “Harriet” actress will star as the late vocal powerhouse in the next installment of National Geographic’s “Genius” series.
     

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 4, 2019 12:52PM EDT
    Black woman in blue and purple dress next to Black woman in blue and grey plaid dress next to Black woman in green dress in front of pink and blue and yellow sky with red and white rocket

    Nat Geo Developing 'Hidden Figures' Scripted Series

    The series draws from the Oscar-nominated movie about the Black women whose mathematical expertise made some of NASA’s earliest missions possible.  

    Sameer Rao Apr 6, 2018 11:15AM EDT
    Brown girl in White dress next to Black girl in white dress in front of grey background and behind white text

    Critics Say National Geographic's Attempt to 'Rise Above' Its 'Racist' Past Falls Short

    They argue that the magazine’s new special issue on race relies on old habits. 

    Sameer Rao Mar 13, 2018 5:09PM EDT

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