Reviews
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
February 28, 2019
Review | Putting The Black In “Black Monday”
Black Monday is a fictitious story framed as a prologue set to explain a real moment in history – the…
January 30, 2019
Review: John Leguizamo’s “Latin History For Morons”
In his latest venture, John Leguizamo takes to the stage to give a lesson about the contributions of Latin heroes…
January 8, 2019
What Makes Mrs. Maisel So Marvelous?
The Amazon Prime Original, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, follows upper class Jewish housewife, Miriam “Midge” Maisel as she develops and…