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Dolemite is My Name is Crazy, Campy and Unapologetically Black
Ruth E. Carter's eye-popping costumes take you right back to the outrageously glorious '70s excess and the soundtrack will make you want to jump up and boogie down in the…
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Coming Attractions, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Soderbergh Provides Lively Scandal Recollection in The Laundromat
Soderbergh is a master at pacing out a film and nothing is more true than with this one. He gives it the hilarity and pacing of his Oceans film mixed…
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Clarence Avant IS The Black Godfather of Hollywood on Netflix
Imagine Janet Jackson's signature sound without the beats of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Imagine if Soul Train had been buried by a Dick Clark knockoff. Imagine The Fresh Prince…
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Spike Lee Joint See You Yesterday Takes Us Back To The Future
Back to the Future is one of my all time favorite films!! I mean how can you go wrong with Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox? Which begs the question...if…
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Friendship, Breakups, RuPaul and Gina Rodriguez Shine in Someone Great
Now streaming on Netflix, Someone Great is a an awesome cautionary tale of how ambition can kill a relationship that is not secure from the start. But, it also eloquently…
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Political Propaganda Alive and Well and on Display in Grass in Greener
At best, Grass is Greener just like Ava Duvernay's "13" sheds the light on a bigger picture - mass incarceration in America. In 2018, American states earned 1.4 billion in…
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Beyonce Honors HBCU’s, Women and Icons with HOMECOMING on Netflix
HOMECOMING is the ultimate Bey-chella experience paying homage to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) with over 200 people on stage providing the audience with the a Homecoming experience for…
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The Highwaymen Gives Texas Ranger POV of Bonnie and Clyde
I was in a musical on Broadway called The Life. It was the last musical produced on Broadway by the legendary Cy Coleman and written by David Newman. What does…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Runs Emotional Race to Knock Down The House
Knock down The House made me proud I live in a country where women have the freedom to pursue any type of professional we choose. The road isn't always easy…
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Dumplin’ Embraces Dolly and Being Uniquely You
Brilliantly adapted by Kristen Hahn and directed by Anne Fletcher, Dumplin' will inspire any woman of any age to love who they are despite what society says we should look…
