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African Cinema: ELEVATE: The Basketball Movie About West African Muslim Athletes in America

“Filmed over four years, from the dilapidated cement courts of Senegal to upscale American prep schools, ELEVATE documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams. Recruited for both their physical and academic skills, Assane, Dethie, Byago and Aziz accept basketball scholarships to schools in the United …

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African Cinema: Access Granted Behind the Scenes for Adams Apples (Video)

Shirley Frimpong-Manso takes us behind the scenes of Adams Apples. -Courtesy photo Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in business and leadership, with an emphasis on the African woman in the …