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Howard University Grad Ray-Ray McElrathbey Defies the Odds in SAFETY
Thaddeus J. Mixson and Jay Reeves perfectly capture the complexity and brotherly camaraderie siblings inherently possess while trying to protect one another, yet simultaneously wearing each other's nerves to a…
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Howard University Alumni Are Holding it Down in Pixar’s Soul
Of course, I had to shoutout my Bison Brotha' Kemp Power and ask how influential was his experience at Howard University with making Joe unapologetically black and creating that world for…
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Winslet and Ronan are Exquisite Lovers in Ammonite
Directed by Francis Lee, Ammonite has many unspoken moments and it is those moments that speak volumes. Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan can do no wrong. Watching these heavyweights battle…
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Between The World and Me is Wake Up Call for Humanity & Love Letter to HU
For those white people seeking clarity on how helping them understand how I felt someone was being racist, those wanting me to educate them on being Black or explain to…
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Hillbilly Elegy Illustrates Family Survival in the Midst of Addiction
Some may screen this film and be annoyed by what they see as a cliche' about mountain folk and poor folk. The truth is nothing is a cliche' when a…
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The Croods: A New Age is The Perfect Animated Comedy Recipe for Right Now
Between the gladiator insult scene, The Thunder Sisters saving the day, The Banana Bros, punch monkeys, the vibrant 70's and 90's love tune soundtrack and the very vibrant colors of…
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Sophia Loren is Exquisitely Directed by Son in The Life Ahead
Based on Romain Gary's 1975 book The Life Before Us (adapted once before, in 1977's Madame Rosa - starring Simone Signoret), The Life Ahead results in a tour de force performance…
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Jingle Jangle Swings Into Holiday Season with Chocolate Classic
Lyn and David Talbert have been producing and writing for more than 20 years. Now, they have managed to create a new Christmas classic where every little Black girl and…
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Matt Tyranauer Leaves No Page Left Unturned in The Reagans
Well, Showtime reveals a side of Nancy and Ron with their four part docu-series - The Reagans exploring many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan Administration, and how Nancy's image…
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Lesley Manville is Diabolically Delicious in Suspense Drama Let Him Go
As much as I adore Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as the Blackledges, it is Lesley Manville as Blanche Weboy who steals every scene she inhabit with pure unadulterated evil.…
