Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. (MoAAC): Rare Black Films Gallery

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U.S.P.S. Black Cinema Legacy Stamps:

On July 28, 2008 The Museum of African American Cinema (MoAAC) hosted and co-sponsored with the United States Postal Service, its New York State unveiling of the postal service's Philantic Division inaugural release of the U.S.P.S. collector's series tribute and celebration of early Black Cinema Legacy Stamps and the legendary Black stars who pioneered, carved-out, and created Black Hollywood.

This special, spectactular event was held in the art gallery of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building in central Harlem. And it was attended by local elected officials: Hon. Keith Wright, Assemblyman; Hon. Bill Perkins, State Senator; Hon. Denny Farrell, Assemblyman; and Hon. Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President . In addition the greater Harlem community came out to support and participant in this historic event.

This celebratory event was not only marked with the unveiling of these history making stamps but collectors were able to obtain the signatured U.S.P.S "cancelled" insignia placed on their Black Cinema stamp purchases to authenticate their "collectible" status. There were a total of nine Black Cinema Legacy Stamps issued. Here are three from the collectible series of the "Black Cinema Legacy Stamps" that were issued to celebrate three historical early black movies:

Caldonia
Hallelujah
Black and Tan

black cinema legacy stamps

There were a total of nine "Black Cinema Legacy Stamps" issued by the United States Postal Services recognizing and celebrating the following film stars of early Hollywood and movies made:

Paul Robeson
Josephine Baker
Hattie McDaniels
Caldonia (Spencer William's lost movie)

MoAAC Programs & Exhibits:

Community-based Programs

MoAAC programs are always events that inform, enlighten, and entertain! Attendance levels for museum programs are large and enthusiastic whether MoAAC is showing films with hot popcorn; having a noted, popular author or filmmaker speak about "how it really is"; or browsing our "museum gift shoppe for their favorite rare DVD or VHS. to

Our Programs

MoAAC Programs & Exhibits:

The museum sponsors a variety of community-based programs, events, and training all year long. These programs are offered "free" to the community and general public. Over the years our

►Rare Film Screenings & Panel Discussions

►Special Exhibits & Events and

►Media Training & Grant Application Workshops

And our programs generate a lot of community interest and support; as well as scores of participants from the five-boroughs, NYC-at-large, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Atlanta, and California. In addition, MoAAC events attract tourists from France, Germany, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America who are visiting New York and hear about our programs and collection of rare and historical Black films, videos, documents, photographs, publications, costumes, soundies, movie posters, scripts, books, props, sound recordings, playbills, personal items and artifacts of African Americans

And its not just Black folks who come-out to our programs and events. MoAAC is able to attract a highly diverse audience of participants to all of its programs.

heres-your-ticket Our Programs:

During the past seven years, we have developed a strong history of providing programmatic services that have drawn on the success over the past twenty-six years of our sister organization, International Agency for Minority Artist Affairs (IAMAA), by presenting major events and exhibitions in the Art Gallery of the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building in Harlem.

"There is always somethin' going on!"

This Rare Black Film Gallery is from the private collection of and presented by The Museum of African American Cinema

MoAAC Special Exhibits:

This Rare Black Film Gallery is from the private collection of and presented by
The Museum of African American Cinema