Reviews
Review: A Love Letter For Toni Morrison’s ‘Sula’
June 1, 2022
Review: A Love Letter For Toni Morrison’s ‘Sula’
“Then summer came. A summer limp with the weight of blossomed things. Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and…
Review: Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls’ Is Beautifully Reimagined On Broadway
April 11, 2022
Review: Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls’ Is Beautifully Reimagined On Broadway
As of April 1st, Ntozake Shange’s treasured 1976 musical for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow…
‘Love Life’ Season Two: William Jackson Harper Shines As Complex Black Male Character Navigating The NYC Dating World
November 2, 2021
‘Love Life’ Season Two: William Jackson Harper Shines As Complex Black Male Character Navigating The NYC Dating World
William Jackson Harper (Marcus) and Jessica Williams (Mia) star in Love Life season two William Jackson Harper (The Good Place)…
“True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”: Life and Labor of a Freedom Seeker
June 26, 2019
“True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”: Life and Labor of a Freedom Seeker
As founder of the recently constructed “National Lynching Museum,” Bryan Stevenson is committed to yielding the power of narrative. During…
Guava Island: The Relationship Between Art, the Artist, and Community
April 25, 2019
Guava Island: The Relationship Between Art, the Artist, and Community
In his latest venture, Guava Island, Renaissance man Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) shares the screen with Rihanna and Letitia Wright…
Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Is An Unapologetic Celebration Of Black Culture
April 23, 2019
Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Is An Unapologetic Celebration Of Black Culture
“In each of us, another woman or a young girl might see a reflection of herself; of her worth, of…
We Need To Talk About That Glaringly Huge Plot Hole At The End Of ‘Us’
March 28, 2019
We Need To Talk About That Glaringly Huge Plot Hole At The End Of ‘Us’
When Jordan Peele, a new filmmaker, creates what is often referred to as a masterpiece on his first try, the…
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’: Slices of Black Life
March 25, 2019
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’: Slices of Black Life
While Regina King’s monumental win of both the Golden Globe and Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk is a testament…
BET’s “Boomerang”: Young, Black, And Successful
March 11, 2019
BET’s “Boomerang”: Young, Black, And Successful
Executive produced by Lena Waithe and Halle Berry, the new BET series Boomerang, inspired by Eddie Murphy’s 1992 rom com…
What Men Want: The Beauty In The Ever-Evolving Black Woman
March 1, 2019
What Men Want: The Beauty In The Ever-Evolving Black Woman
While in many ways, What Men Want is a love story between Ali (Taraji P. Henson) and her beau in…