Reviews
Writer and Director Tailiah Breon On Her Award-Winning Short Film ‘Grief,’ And Her Transformative Journey Of Healing Through Art
November 20, 2022
Writer and Director Tailiah Breon On Her Award-Winning Short Film ‘Grief,’ And Her Transformative Journey Of Healing Through Art
Through a series of heart-wrenching stories that are infused with raw emotion, Breon explores grieving in all of its complexity.
Zadie Smith’s ‘White Teeth’ Is An Epic, Ambitious Journey About Immigration And Cultural Roots
October 26, 2022
Zadie Smith’s ‘White Teeth’ Is An Epic, Ambitious Journey About Immigration And Cultural Roots
Remarkably, Zadie Smith was only in her early twenties when she wrote and published her debut White Teeth, a vigorous…
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…