Spotlight Conversation: BLKNWS

With Kahlil Joseph, Nora Mendis, and Onye Anyanwu; moderated by Yaba Blay

Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS began as a radical art project that reimagined how we see and understand the world, blending journalism, cinema and art to reclaim the news format for Black thought and creativity. The feature film BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions expands this vision into a 21-track cinematic experience, echoing the sonic layers of a music album. Spanning 247 years, it fuses fiction, history and speculative futures with texts by Du Bois, Garvey, Hartman and others — layered with archival materials, YouTube clips, family photos and news footage. Join the creative team for a conversation on how BLKNWS reshapes storytelling and redefines the language of news.