"Be Good (Lion's Song)"--New Music Video by Gregory Porter (dir. Pierre Bennu)

"Be Good" is the first video from Jazz singer Gregory Porter's critically acclaimed album of the same name.

Purchase the album:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/be-good/id496955458?uo=4
http://motema.com/artist/gregory-porter
http://gregoryporter.com/store

Just in Time for the MLK Holiday: "Black Moses" Barbie (part 3)

This mock commercial for a Black Moses Barbie toy is the third and final in a series of three celebrating the legacy of Harriet Tubman. It is part of Pierre Bennu’s larger series of paintings and films deconstructing and re-envisioning images of people of color in commercial and pop culture.

The Siwe Project: Promoting Mental Health in Global Black Communities

The Siwe Project:

The Siwe Project is a global non-profit dedicated to promoting mental health awareness throughout the global black community. The goal of the organization is to widen the public dialogue regarding the lived experiences of people of African Descent with mental illness. By providing opportunities for dialogue and the uplifting of new narratives and discourse, The Siwe Project aims to encourage more people to seek treatment without shame.

The Siwe Project: "Choices"

Performer/Writer: Bassey Ikpi
Director: Pierre Bennu
Studio: Exit The Apple

Black Moses Barbie (The Harriet Tubman Commercial)

Black Moses Barbie (Harriet Tubman Commercial) (1 of 3) from pierre bennu on Vimeo.

from ExittheApple

This mock commercial for a Black Moses Barbie toy celebrating the legacy of Harriet Tubman is part of Pierre Bennu's larger series of paintings and films deconstructing and re-envisioning images of people of color in commercial and pop culture.

Two more commercials for this hypothetical toy will be posted throughout Black History Month 2011