Some heavy hitters from the entertainment industry will be joining the HBCU First LOOK Film Festival this year . The festival is returning to Howard University for the third year in a row with this year’s theme: “Elevate Future Storytellers.” This year the festival will be honoring some of the best in the industry during Cafe Mocha Radio’s 15th Anniversary Salute THEM Awards. Ryan Coogler, Lynn Whitfield, and Marsai Martin are some of this year’s honorees.

Martin, who is a powerhouse in her own right, serves as this year’s HBCUFLF Creative Ambassador. The Salute THEM Awards will take place November 6th at the Howard Theater. During the ceremony, Coogler will receive the inaugural HBCU First LOOK “I Aspire” Global Impact Award presented in partnership with Howard University’s Chadwi

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