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The Cast of “Power” (Starz): Where Are These Black Actors Now?
“Power,” the captivating television series on Starz that premiered in 2014, drew in audiences with its engaging storyline and predominantly black cast. The show followed James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a nightclub owner and drug kingpin, as he tried to leave his criminal past behind. After six seasons, the series ended in 2020, leaving a lasting […]
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Best Spike Lee Movies of All-Time
When you think of the quintessential, old school, purpose-driven, Black movie, there is no name more synonymous with that than Spike Lee. The best Spike Lee movies were the ones that spoke to Black people, focused on the prevailing Black issues of the time, delivered a message, had a style and framing that was uniquely […]
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“Atlanta”: Recapping Every Episode of the First 2 Seasons
“Atlanta” has reached its series conclusion. And while some of us didn’t necessarily love the penultimate season, Season 4 of Atlanta did bring about some redemption. But it goes almost without saying that Seasons 1 and 2 were the pinnacle of the series creativity. They ushered in what we all thought “peak TV” should mean, […]
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Where Were the Black Movies During the Pandemic?
Not so sorry to say it, but Hollywood failed us in 2020. Black people, yet again, seemed to be a very distant focus of any major studio or platform when it came to producing movies that were focused on our experiences and stories. Of course, if you talk to a Hollywood executive, they will point […]
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Black Actresses Nominated for “Best Supporting Actress”
Let’s talk about the Black Actresses of the past decade that put forth Oscar-worthy performances for Best Supporting Actress. Whenever society does manage to find itself caring about the unheralded Black actress, often the talk is around the “leading lady”. However, there cannot be a leading lady without someone following behind her and supporting her. […]
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Best Black TV Shows Ever: Top 5 Situation Comedies
It’s a debate that will reel in just about any Black person, and certainly any Black millennial who came up on TV during the 1990’s Black TV Renaissance: what are the best black TV shows ever? Well, that’s a really big question to ask, and it’s almost impossible to answer given the differences between sitcoms, […]
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The Best Black Actors of All-Time…From A Millennial’s Perspective
When thinking about making a list of the best Black actors of all-time, and then looking at our history in this field, I was astounded by just how far back we go and how excellent at the craft we have been given the many harms and hurdles that have been put in the path of […]
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Big Brother: The Racist Gift That Keeps On Giving
I have a big admission to make that most people don’t know about me: I love Big Brother. For the uninitiated, it’s a show in which 16 people enter a house, go through competitions, form informal teams and alliances, and on a weekly basis, they vote each other out of the house. What could possibly […]
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The Top 10 Best Black Drama Movies of All Time
Okay. So this is going to be highly debated, but the conversation has to be had: what are the top 10 black movie dramas of all-time? Let’s start off by clarifying that we are strictly going for drama-drama movies. So romance films like Love Jones and Luv & Basketball obviously aren’t in consideration for some […]
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“Atlanta” Made a Comeback
When I wrote, prior to the debut of its most recent season, that Season 3 of “Atlanta” was a disappointment, I kept coming back to the fact that the creators really didn’t give a damn that most folks didn’t like what they saw. It even sounded like they were proud of the fact that they […]