Article: The 17th Annual Oscar Micheaux Awards Weekend "Taking Charge: New Voices, New Visions."

THE 17TH ANNUAL OSCAR MICHEAUX AWARDS WEEKEND

"TAKING CHARGE: NEW VOICES, NEW VISIONS"

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Inc. announced today the inductees, honorees and corporate sponsor for the 17th Annual Oscar Micheaux Awards Weekend on Feb. 24-25. According to Mary Smith, president, this year's theme "New Voices, New Visions," is a salute to the new generation of independent African American filmmakers who are willing to take risks and do it "their way."

Danny Glover and Suzanne de Passe are the 1990 inductees. Keenan Ivory Wayans and Frederick O'Neal are being honored for their work in ...

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