The Harlem-based national media arts nonprofit is featured on CUNY-TV’s Frame by Frame: NYC Filmmakers in Focus Black Public Media is the premier focus of a Friday, March 13, episode at 2 p.m.,running through April 5 (check local listings). The…
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“They’ve backed away from regime change,” says Ian Bremmer, stating there’s no realistic mechanism to produce a stable successor government from the outside. The Iranian opposition is not organized, and the risks of deeper intervention would be high and politically unpopular at home. – theWORD, Gregg W. Morris
DADDIES BOI – the WORD Q&A With Slam Dunking Filmmakers
Part 2
Synopsis Desperate to maintain their lifestyles as their youth, & options, fade, two aging sugar babies dive headfirst into the bizarre underworld of the “desire economy.” When a provocative new app called Daddies Boi promises fast cash and fresh connections,…
U.S. and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran, Call for Regime Change
By Sharon Zang (Article was originally published by Truthout)
One of the strikes, reportedly launched by Israel, destroyed an elementary school for girls in the southern city of Minab, killing at least 85 people, Iranian semi-official outlet Tasnim News Agency reported — seemingly the first reported casualties of the conflict. Iran retaliated with strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases in numerous Gulf Coast countries, including in a strike on the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Many U.S. bases in the region were partially evacuated prior to the first U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith Selected as BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA’S 2026 Trailblazers
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What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies – The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025.
Selected Excerpts Below
“I understand why the outlook feels hopeless, but it’s time to revisit the basics of why it’s important to call out lies. They’re more than just words. Lies harm livelihoods and families.” – Article by Gregg W. Morris
The Washington Free Beacon Newspaper Named Jeffrey Epstein Its ‘Man of the Year’
The beacon is more than far right, it’s far off😜
January 5, 2026 Man of the Year, or Moral Vacuum of the Year? Pedophile of the Year? A Modest Proposal from the Washington Free Beacon Awards Committee (Apparently). In a bold act of editorial minimalism — where moral judgment is…
A New York Times December 22 Opinion Piece Headline: “What Did We Learn From Susie”?
Below is what I learned
“The Most Important Thing “We “Learned From Susie Wiles” – Nah! Wiles & The Gang figured out an idiosyncratic, sick humorous way to stick their tongue out at us.” – By Gregg W. Morris, Editor, the WORD
Film Preview Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert’s Award Winning Documentary NATCHEZ Opens January, 30 at Film Forum WINNER – Best Documentary, 2025 Tribeca Festival
Natchez, Mississippi: a town of 15,000 for generations has drawn tourists to its immaculately restored antebellum mansions, hosted by hoop-skirted white matriarchs, for an experience dubbed “Pilgrimage.” As interest declines in and questions arise about showcasing these regal estates with…
A PEN America Must-See
At this year’s Annual General Meeting, we gathered virtually to envision the future of PEN America, reflect on how we navigate this fraught political climate, and strengthen our commitment to defend the liberties of writers during this perilous time.
Special remarks were delivered by Jennifer Finney Boylan, President of PEN America’s Board of Trustees, alongside Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, Interim Co-CEO and Chief Program Officer for Literary Programming, and Summer Lopez, Interim Co-CEO and Chief Program Officer for Free Expression. The vote for new offers and trustees of the board was followed by an insightful conversation with authors Rex Ogle, Padma Venkatraman, and Maggie Tokuda-Hall, and PEN America’s Freedom to Read Program Director, Kasey Meehan about authors, activism, and artistry.
There was no direct mention of Donald Trump at Annual Meeting itself, but in PEN America’s broader 2025 advocacy and press outside the meeting, the organization has publicly commented on and criticized aspects of the Trump administration’s policies.
the WORD Editor Gregg W. Morris