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Hip-Hop duo dead prez was honored last week at this year’s Imagenation's Revolution! Awards.
The second annual event, which was held at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, recognizes artists and industry leaders of color who use their work as vehicles for social change, to foster solidarity and blaze new trails.
"Dead prez is tremendously proud to debut our film as part of Imagenation's Revolution! Awards," said M1, the event’s co-host. "We are also honored to receive a Revolution! Award in recognition of our dedication to using music to assist our peoples' liberation and empowerment."
In addition to picking up an award, dead prez performed and hosted an invitation-only screening of its new documentary concert film Dead Prez: It's Bigger than Hip Hop.
The one-hour feature, which shows the group sharing their thoughts on various topics such as world politics, urban poverty, Black pride, healthy living and the power of Black women, premiered June 9 on Starz.
Other honorees include producer/director Lee Daniels; Warrington Hudlin, producer and president of the Black Filmmaker Foundation; Thomas Allen Harris, director, editor, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter; and Keith Beauchamp, director and writer of the documentary film The Untold Story of Emmett Till.
Previous Revolution! Awards recipients are Chuck D., Stanley Nelson, Erykah Badu, Roger Guenveur Smith, Talib Kweli, Sherry Simpson Dean and Joe Brewster.
Established in 1997, Imagenation works to counteract negative images and stereotypes of people of color, through mass media; as well as establish a chain of independent art-house cinemas.
"Imagenation plays an important role in building awareness of contemporary black independent film," said Hudlin. "I look forward to its future initiatives and am extremely pleased to be a 2006 Revolution! Awards recipient."
Power 105.1 FM personality Doctor Dre, Damon Dash, Living Color member Vernon Reid and music producer Keith Shocklee were among those who attended the event, which was hosted by M1 and journalist Michela Angela Davis.
Other performers included Martin Luther, Burnt Sugar, Kameko featuring Narock and Arkestra Chamber.
Proceeds from the ceremony benefited the creation of Imagenation Soul Cinema, Harlem's first independent movie house dedicated to showcasing films from the African Diaspora
Real estate developer Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum of New York announced the coming of the tentatively titled: Imagenation at the Micheaux Film Center, an independent cinema slated to open next year.
The site will be located in The Kalahari, a condominium complex located on 116th Street between Lenox and Fifth.
This year’s event marked the beginning of a campaign to raise $1 million toward the development of the venue.
For more information on Imagenation, visit www.imagenation.us.
Source: allhiphop.com
The second annual event, which was held at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, recognizes artists and industry leaders of color who use their work as vehicles for social change, to foster solidarity and blaze new trails.
"Dead prez is tremendously proud to debut our film as part of Imagenation's Revolution! Awards," said M1, the event’s co-host. "We are also honored to receive a Revolution! Award in recognition of our dedication to using music to assist our peoples' liberation and empowerment."
In addition to picking up an award, dead prez performed and hosted an invitation-only screening of its new documentary concert film Dead Prez: It's Bigger than Hip Hop.
The one-hour feature, which shows the group sharing their thoughts on various topics such as world politics, urban poverty, Black pride, healthy living and the power of Black women, premiered June 9 on Starz.
Other honorees include producer/director Lee Daniels; Warrington Hudlin, producer and president of the Black Filmmaker Foundation; Thomas Allen Harris, director, editor, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter; and Keith Beauchamp, director and writer of the documentary film The Untold Story of Emmett Till.
Previous Revolution! Awards recipients are Chuck D., Stanley Nelson, Erykah Badu, Roger Guenveur Smith, Talib Kweli, Sherry Simpson Dean and Joe Brewster.
Established in 1997, Imagenation works to counteract negative images and stereotypes of people of color, through mass media; as well as establish a chain of independent art-house cinemas.
"Imagenation plays an important role in building awareness of contemporary black independent film," said Hudlin. "I look forward to its future initiatives and am extremely pleased to be a 2006 Revolution! Awards recipient."
Power 105.1 FM personality Doctor Dre, Damon Dash, Living Color member Vernon Reid and music producer Keith Shocklee were among those who attended the event, which was hosted by M1 and journalist Michela Angela Davis.
Other performers included Martin Luther, Burnt Sugar, Kameko featuring Narock and Arkestra Chamber.
Proceeds from the ceremony benefited the creation of Imagenation Soul Cinema, Harlem's first independent movie house dedicated to showcasing films from the African Diaspora
Real estate developer Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum of New York announced the coming of the tentatively titled: Imagenation at the Micheaux Film Center, an independent cinema slated to open next year.
The site will be located in The Kalahari, a condominium complex located on 116th Street between Lenox and Fifth.
This year’s event marked the beginning of a campaign to raise $1 million toward the development of the venue.
For more information on Imagenation, visit www.imagenation.us.
Source: allhiphop.com