It has been a while since I’ve done one of these. I know 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. However, I was completely shocked to realize that I hadn’t read a book all year! I know for a fact I purchased two, only for them to become decorations in my house. Anywho, for …
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“The Wonder Women Of Vogue” Leiomy Maldonado, trans activist, and dance icon is one of ballroom’s leading visionaries. She is the unofficial head honcho of voguing for over a decade now and thanks to her hair whipping and high energy flips and dips, Maldonado has shaped the art form to what it is today. The …
I was initially excited at the thought of a Fred Hampton film. I knew about it long before it even had a name. Shot in Cleveland, a family friend was working on the film. Ryan Coogler’s attachment gave the impression that the story would be handled with care. Imagine my dismay learning the story would …
Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has been viewed around the world. In the primetime CBS interview, Meghan discussed the vitriol she received from the British media and the Royal family for the first time. Coming right off of the heels of her and Harry stepping down completely from their royal duties, the …
Generation Z’s new starlets are taking the music industry by storm, Chloe X Halle. A sister duo prevailing over the pandemic right now. Chloe Bailey, 22, and her sister, Halle Bailey, 20 are some of this generation’s newest singers-songwriters redefining artistry in 2021. The pair are from Atlanta, Georgia by way of Los Angeles. They …
FX’s Pose will strut one last time in its third and final. The groundbreaking series has been a landmark for queer and trans characters in film. Co-creators Steven Canal, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Falbruk announced the premiere date for the final season, May 2nd. The third season will consist of seven abbreviated episodes. One less …
Though Black biographical films are by no means a novelty, their number has grown considerably alongside the twenty-first century’s explosion of platforms for and interest in Black media. For many years now, they have thrust well-known Black historical figures into the spotlight and, sometimes, achieved blockbuster status. The mid 2010s, for example, saw the late, …
The culture of African Americans is unlike any other. All at once, it has survived centuries of violent adversity, it is renowned for how powerfully it can channel both joy and sorrow, it has become so accustomed to sorrow that it regularly mocks it, and for a sizeable portion of American history (and sometimes today), …
Langston Bleu, a D.C native and an upcoming R&B/Pop act, is one artist to watch this year. In addition, his recent single, “Slow Down” he\’s earned an ASCAP Quincy Jones Award. He is on track to setting his own path of success. With Soundcloud naming him “Artist to Watch” this past August, it’s evidently clear that his …
HBO’s new four-part miniseries Allen v. Farrow has been on thousands of minds since the first episode’s release last Sunday. The series, which features appearances from actress Mia Farrow and all but two of her children, revisits a decades-old, world-famous dispute between Farrow and filmmaker Woody Allen that began with Farrow and her adopted daughter …
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