Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ trailer might make you drop a thug tear
Ava DuVernay is nothing short of a miracle worker and magician. No wonder Disney snagged her to work her special brand of magic on a film remake of the 1963...
Ava DuVernay is nothing short of a miracle worker and magician. No wonder Disney snagged her to work her special brand of magic on a film remake of the 1963...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 4, 2017 · Last modified July 14, 2017
Now that superheroes have thoroughly dominated TV and movies, Black heroes are finally getting their moment. And The CW’s new series Black Lightning is striving to bring new depth to...
If you have been agonizing over the wait for season 2 of Insecure, you’re not special. We all share that agony. But Ms. Rae herself blessed us this week with...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published June 9, 2017 · Last modified June 10, 2017
The teaser trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther shows that Black folk were made for comic book movies.
Summer is here, and just in time for the season, I’ve got the perfect playlist to keep you feeling good all season long.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published February 15, 2017 · Last modified February 19, 2017
The first trailer for the Dear White People series on Netflix has debuted, and this simple 30-second teaser was enough to incite “anti-racism” whites to demean and denigrate both the series...
I really wanted to hate the trailer for Marvel’s Iron Fist. As dope as Marvel’s Netflix series have been (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage), this one was built off...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published February 3, 2017 · Last modified February 4, 2017
“I Don’t” featuring YG is the worst Mariah Carey production to date, and the music video only makes things worse.
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published January 27, 2017 · Last modified May 24, 2017
Missy Elliott just dropped a new video. And her work is just as groundbreaking now as it was when she debuted 20 years ago. But, we should have expected nothing...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published January 24, 2017 · Last modified January 30, 2017
When I heard that a Power Rangers movie was being produced, I knew it was going to be a joke. I expected all of the corny-ness of my childhood addiction...
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by Jenn M. Jackson · Published January 13, 2017 · Last modified January 16, 2017
Y’all know that I have loved Serena Williams for ages. This is not to be questioned. And bae apparently wants me to love her even more after starring in a...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published January 1, 2017
We all know that Mariah Carey’s voice is not what it once was. But her performance at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve was worse than we even expected.
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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 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 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.
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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 Jenn M. Jackson · Published October 14, 2016 · Last modified December 16, 2016
Mahershala Ali is one of the hottest actors right now (based both on visual judgment and popularity) . Most of us remember him from his early days on The 4400 but...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified October 6, 2016
As the Friday debut of his Nat Turner inspired film Birth of a Nation approaches, filmmaker and actor Nate Parker continues to field questions about his 1999 rape trial involving...
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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.