Why the Grammys don’t matter anymore
They call it “music’s biggest night”, but the 2019 Grammy Awards proved the institution has become tone-deaf, and even worse, irrelevant.
Tagged: Donald Glover
An open letter to Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, and his anti-Black “This Is America” video
Watching Childish Gambino’s new video for “This Is America” ruined my entire day. It wasn’t because my mind was preoccupied with trying to decipher his symbolism. It wasn’t because his...
Shonda Rhimes is right: the 2017 Emmys were “embarrassing”
I’m so happy for so many of the winners from the 2017 Emmys which aired on Sunday evening. And I’m glad there were so many firsts, most of them people...
Need some end of year blackness? Here are our 14 best posts of 2016
2016 has been one hell of a year. Here on the precipice of 2017, I personally can’t wait for the year to be over. But we’d be remiss if we didn’t...
The Donald Glover Infatuation Has Gone Too Far
Donald Glover has been cast to play a young Lando Calrissian in an upcoming Star Wars spin-off, and I can’t even.
Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ Isn’t For Me, And That’s Okay
Atlanta, the new Donald Glover fronted show that airs Tuesdays on FX, is a dark comedy that gives a bleak view young black adults in the titular city. But a...
The Difference Between Whitewashing And Diversity in Hollywood
The outrage is real. As the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens draws nearer, the bigoted cries of #BoycottStarWarsVII keep coming. But white tears about being “marginalized” and fears...
Marvel Studios’ Great Black Spiderman Hope
Maybe Sony was tired of rebooting the franchise to so-so results. Maybe Marvel lined the execs’ pockets. Whatever the reason, Spiderman will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Oh...
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