Freedom In Movement: Director Jamila Wignot Talks ‘Ailey’ & Black Expression In The 21st Century

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By Kevin L. Clark ·September 24, 2021 Updated

Jamila Wignot is no stranger to creating projects that deserve major fanfare. Best known for her work on The African Americans and Many Rivers To Cross, the award-winning filmmaker has earned Peabody, Emmy, and NAACP distinctions, and continues to build a legacy that impacts and inspires the next generation of artists and filmmakers.

Her latest project, Ailey, which is a resonating biography told through Alvin Ailey’s own

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