by Jenn M. Jackson · Published September 16, 2017 · Last modified September 27, 2017
Trans and cis Black women remain the least recognized, most undermined truth tellers and strugglers for Black liberation across Black communities. As exemplars of this fact, ESPN’s Jemele Hill and...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 15, 2015 · Last modified December 23, 2015
Comic Con 2015 took place in San Diego this past weekend. And with the Con, a treasure trove of information, trailers, and nerdy goodies was unleashed. Here is a roundup...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 12, 2015 · Last modified January 1, 2016
This year at Comic Con, fans were treated to the debut of two The Walking Dead related trailers. One for the record-breaking show’s sixth season, the other for the show’s...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 11, 2015 · Last modified December 23, 2015
Admittedly, I haven’t been the biggest fan of DC’s film adaptations. With Marvel firing on all cylinders, DC just hasn’t been able to make movies with the same gravitas or...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 8, 2015 · Last modified December 24, 2015
If you haven’t heard, The X-Files is returning to television for a limited run. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will both be back as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. And blerds...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published July 1, 2015 · Last modified December 30, 2016
Michael B. Jordan is taking Hollywood by storm, landing high visibility and franchise leading roles. In our eyes, there is no doubt that he is our generation’s Denzel Washington, and...
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by Daren W. Jackson · Published June 29, 2015 · Last modified January 1, 2016
Featuring Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese’s video for “Shame” is an exemplary example of melding the visual and audio mediums.
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published June 27, 2015 · Last modified December 17, 2016
This morning, Bree Newsome climbed a 30-foot flagpole in Columbia, South Carolina. I repeat. Bree Newsome climbed a 30-foot flagpole. I repeat. Bree Newsome. Again. Bree. Newsome. Some of y’all...
It’s not every day that a sitting president sings to congregants of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. But, in honor of the nine people killed last week in the Emanuel AME...
During my first quarter of grad school, I read some powerful words about the interaction between antiracism and antiracialism. These words resonated with me mainly because I frequently saw many...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published November 23, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2016
“Can I have that toy shooter Mommy?” “No.” “Why?” “Because you’re Black.” While many little boys run through streets, backyards, and playgrounds with toy guns, my sons don’t. Seeing White boys...
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published April 21, 2014 · Last modified December 16, 2016
Maybe it’s just for worse. For most of President Obama’s past six years in the White House, his handling of the ‘Black Problem‘ has been lukewarm, and deliberately understated. For...
