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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

Shereen Travels Cheap

The best temporary exhibit, of the few they have in their 3 floors of art, was one called Regeneration, an exhibit of Black entertainers through history, much of which included a lot of racist tropes and images. There was even a big portion on blacksploitation films. Make sure to plan for at least 3 hours.

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Movie Minute: Emptiness

Motherhood Moments

The film is a narrative metaphor for the hundreds of thousands of mothers and families worldwide with missing loved ones. Ale Cienfuegos Mao is the film's art director and senior animator. Erik Alcantara scored the film and is responsible for the film's sound design.

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Book Nook: Hillary and the Ogres (Free Ebook)

Motherhood Moments

has received acclaim for his art, singing, dancing and acting in Finland and Hollywood, California. Jeff has been on the film-making team of many top-grossing films over the last 20 years.

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Movie Minute: Old Friends - A Dogumentary

Motherhood Moments

Old Friends, A Dogumentary follows their story from humble beginnings as a small home-based shelter to the Facebook phenomenon they’ve become, and their move into a brand new 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. As a filmmaker who loves dogs, how could I not film a senior dog parade?”

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Music Minute - Ants on a Log: Make it Myself

Motherhood Moments

The Ants’ self-produced music videos have been selected for juried film festivals including Providence Children’s Film Festival, Sydney Women’s International Film Festival, and Children’s Film Festival Seattle. The Ants often partner with environmental, LGBTQ, and other justice-based organizations.

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Music Minute - The MuchMusic Experience Tour

Motherhood Moments

The film showcases how MuchMusic’s rise in popularity intersected with rap music entering the mainstream, the birth of grunge and alternative rock, and pop stars caused teenage hysteria at the iconic street level studio.

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Walmart – Superman: 5 Film Collection (Widescreen) $12.96

For the Mommas

Here is a “super” deal on the Superman: 5 Film Collection. Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film and with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight. Score this 5 movie set for only $12.96.

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