The New Black—a documentary that follows African-American advocates on both sides of the 2012 campaign for Maryland’s Question 6, a referendum launched by opponents of the state’s same-sex marriage bill—has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical), according to the L.A. Times.
Chicagoan Yvonne Welbon, a lesbian, is one of the film’s producers; Yoruba Richen was another producer, as well as the writer and director. (A closer look at the film, with quotes from Welbon and Richen, is at windycitytimes.com/lgbt/The-New-Black-Film-looks-at-marriage-issue-in-Black-community/44819.html.)
The awards will air Feb. 22.