Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival

Representatives from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association led an informative panel at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) in Massachusetts earlier this week, where they discussed the organization’s recent reforms and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. The lively session was hosted by co-founder of the MVAAFF, Stephanie T.

  It’s been a guest list to rival any A-list event: Barack and Michelle Obama, Tyler Perry, the Rev Al Sharpton, Yara Shahidi, Tamron Hall, Tonya-Lewis Lee, and singer Bobby Brown. They’re just some of the luminaries who’ve already appeared over the past weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival.

Sitting south of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard has long been favored as a New England summer getaway. Incorporating harbor towns, farmland, glorious beaches, and noted lighthouses, the Massachusetts islet has also been a retreat for such noted personalities as Bill Murray, Carly Simon, Maya Angelou, and Michael J.