‘Down in the Delta’ at 25: When Maya Angelou Considered Reverse Migration
Consumed by fears of inner-city violence and the traumatic effects of the crack epidemic, “Down in the Delta” didn’t lead to a career in filmmaking for the writer Maya Angelou. Instead, 25 years later, the inspiring yet uniquely flawed film remains her lone directorial feature. Though a Black fantasy unbound by a specific place and … Read more