Michael B.Jordan, Ryan Coogler, & the Boredom of Hypermasculinity
Hypermasculinity is a psychological term for the exaggeration of male stereotypical behavior, such as an emphasis on physical strength, aggression, and sexuality [1]. Being that…
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Zoe Saldana, Nina Simone, & Hollywood Blaxploitation
The outcry against the recently dropped Nina Simone biopic has been feverishly enormous. Many people are not feeling what they see. Zoe Saldana’s makeup artists…
MSNBC Host Says She Feels ‘Silenced’
In case you hadn’t heard by now, cuz it is a Friday. The un-blackening of TV News has begun. With POTUS leaving office in less…
MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry, & the Death of #Nerdland
If you are planning to watch the Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC this morning, you may be sorely disappointed. On yesterday Harris-Perry announced that after…
Beyonce, Kendrick and Me
“My concern is the arrival of new ground that replaces…specific places as primary signifiers of identity.” –Willie Jennings from The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins…
Amber Rose is Right: Women Own Their Bodies
Say what you want about Amber Rose, but she has found a way to keep her name in the media. If she isn’t breaking-up-to-make-up…
Getting In Formation: Beyonce, Race & White Tears
Unless you’ve been unplugged and living in the woods as a hermit, you’ve probably seen Beyonce’s surprise video for her new single Formation—quietly coyly released just a day ahead…
#OscarSoWhite Should Concern You, America
When I first heard of the call to boycott the Oscars by Spike Lee and #OscarSoWhite because of the lack of diversity in nominations for the…
Top Ten Movies To Check Out in 2016
Get your calendars out – ten movies you will want to check out in 2016 with dates and previews. Captain America: Civil War Release…
‘Making a Murderer’ Shows How Blacks Suffer Injustices
Unless you’ve been spending a lot of quality time sitting in your dark bedroom closet weeping into your dirty underwear, you couldn’t helped to have…