Marvel Centers Whiteness, Even When Trying To Be Diverse
Marvel has a long and storied white past. And now that the mega brand is trying to better reflect multiple communities and the current state of the world, there were...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published December 12, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
Marvel has a long and storied white past. And now that the mega brand is trying to better reflect multiple communities and the current state of the world, there were...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published December 7, 2016 · Last modified December 11, 2016
Year in and year out, I lament how out of touch the Grammys are with actual quality music. But this year’s nominations are making space for real artistry to make...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published December 2, 2016 · Last modified December 30, 2016
At this week’s Soul Train Music Awards, Brandy showed (once again) that her voice is unrivaled and timeless as she took home the Lady of Soul Award. Not only that,...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 28, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
The season one finale of Issa Rae’s HBO show Insecure heralded a new, more human era in black entertainment.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 23, 2016 · Last modified December 30, 2016
The Peter Gene Hernandez Bruno Mars farce has gone on long enough. And his newest album 24K Magic proves just how much of a pretender he is.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 21, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
They say “the blacker the berry, the sweet the juice.” If that’s true, Black Panther is about to have us on a sugar high.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 18, 2016 · Last modified November 20, 2016
Remember that show Double Dare that aired on Nickelodeon? Yeah, that show with the slime and the obstacle courses and Marc Summers before he became responsible for nearly every show...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 14, 2016 · Last modified November 16, 2016
Emeli Sande is back, and her new album Long Live The Angels is simply dope.
Trump is White America’s Barack Obama. He is their hope. But in reality, he is a complete wild card. And speculating on what a businessman with no morals and zero...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published November 7, 2016 · Last modified November 8, 2016
Ever wonder what President Barack Obama is really thinking about Donald Trump? Well, this might performance might tell it all.
Remember the outrageous occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the harebrained Bundy father and son duo that led the charge? Well, they were acquitted on all charges this...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 27, 2016 · Last modified January 5, 2017
Donald Glover has been cast to play a young Lando Calrissian in an upcoming Star Wars spin-off, and I can’t even.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 24, 2016 · Last modified October 25, 2016
I’ve gone on and on about my love for Netflix. From movies to Marvel series, Netflix is a screen watcher’s dream. But the most amazing thing about Netflix is that its library...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 17, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
With his indignant refusal to apologize for his abusive behavior, Nate Parker brought about Birth of a Nation‘s poor performance and subsequently dealt a mighty blow against the progress blacks have...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 10, 2016 · Last modified April 15, 2017
A Seat At The Table is more than a trite or superficial call out to blackness. The album is a real and genuine expression that represents a more fully realized...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 3, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
Black queer women-led movements are now the signature of this generation. And, in a time like this, Solange’s new album, A Seat At The Table, comes as an imperfect yet brilliant love...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published October 2, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
The trailer for Fences, a film adaptation of the storied broadway show starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is every bit of good you’d expect it to be and more.
At the first Presidential Debate, Sec. Hillary Clinton was on fire. She came armed and ready with reads, and she let them loose without prejudice.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published September 24, 2016 · Last modified September 27, 2016
Issa Rae has built the entirety of her career off of the success of her webseries The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. Her YouTube page became a hub of her own...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published September 20, 2016 · Last modified December 30, 2016
Every year, the Emmy Awards purport to celebrate the best achievements in television. And this year, just like most years, I wondered why a show that is solely about Hollywood...