The following recap contains spoilers from season one of The Chi. Proceed at your own risk. In Lena Waithe’s The Chi, relationships are the primary currency. We watch them grow, invert, and blow up. We suck our teeth, laugh, and get straight up pissed at the results of each bond,
More money, same problems. In this week’s episode of Atlanta, Earn and Van are at the forefront. We’re given the true extent of just how incompetent Earn is with money, while watching Van continue to be one of the most enigmatic characters on-screen. Furthermore, we begin to see a shift
Full disclosure. Over the last few years, I have become quite the stand-up snob. In my humble opinion, not everyone does it well. To be fair, it is probably the most difficult form of comedy to master. On the other hand, as a little girl I had a crush on
The following review contains light spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. A love song for the little girls of color dealing with issues of self-esteem brought on by loss and family trauma, A Wrinkle in Time uses the metaphor of meditation to promote acceptance, self-love, and strength. While the original
The following review contains spoilers from season 1 of Grown-ish. Proceed at your own risk. Just as its title suggests, Grown-ish is not for the fully grown. So in order for me, a woman whose college days are a little over a decade behind her, to understand the significance of
In this week’s episode of Atlanta, Paper Boi is in the spotlight, but it’s causing problems. He’s having major trust issues, since people around him appear to have an ulterior motive due to his newfound fame. Similar to last week’s episode, the opening scene begins with another robbery. Yet, this
On a stage designed to emulate the oval office, complete with flags, stone lions, and two portraits of the comedian, Katt comes out wearing a black suit covered in intricate gold designs with the sneakers to match. I appreciate his use of props and music, as it is not something
Chris Rock remains the king of metaphor. In his latest special, Tamborine, Rock immediately launches into masterfully dark, twisted, and absurd solutions to American injustices. In one of his most notable bits, Rock tasks the alleged democracy of the United States to enact equality in all aspects of American life
High school principal by day, superhero by night, Jefferson Pierce is the caring, stoic leader of a safe haven of a school in a troubled area. Plagued with gang violence, drugs, and sex trafficking, Freeland symbolizes the struggles faced by many communities in our contemporary society. It is mainly through
The following review is a collaborative effort between Jaro’s lead writers MJ VanDevere and Ayanna Winters. In the season premiere of Atlanta, the crew has returned with an entirely new concept. Titled ‘Robbin’ Season,’ it’s fairly uncommon for an individual season to have its own name. But Atlanta is anything
Dr. Rashad Richey Takes “Indisputable” National