Yoruba Richen born 1972 is a film director screenwriter and producer She produced and directed The New Black 2013 which won the audience award at AFI Docs Frameline Film Festival and Philly Q Fest It also won best documentary at Urbanworld Film Festival The New Black was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary She is director of the documentary program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia