By K. Astre Almost five months ago, I got on a plane and flew to another continent to see what life looks like outside of the bell jar of unapologetic jingoism. I was tired of being erased, tired of the…
No amount of speaking “proper†English, would have protected Mike Brown for being killed for the way he looked.
By Jazmine Joyner Entertainment Journalism is a reflection of the industry it investigates. A whitewashed landscape with very few POC (People of Color) who are usually dealing with niche topics that the white writers can’t. I am a black femme…
By  Janelle Anise Williams “Are you ready for a Black Lesbian superhero?†This is what Black Lightning star Nafessa Williams tweeted out to fans one weekend before the show in question premiered on the CW Network Tuesday, January 16. The…
By Quinn Smith-Matta Amara La Negra has been making waves on social media as the breakout star of Love and Hip Hop: Miami. What sets her apart is her identity as a dark-skinned Afro-Latina and her unapologetic willingness to claim…
By Shondrea Thornton When news of Aziz Ansari’s alleged sexual assault began to spread, I chalked it up as just another drop in the trough of Hollywood revelations in recent months. Ansari, whose fame is tied to his ability to…
By Taylor Steele Despite having been doing it for six years, I am nowhere near fluent in reading Tarot cards. I couldn’t, at the drop of a hat, tell you the difference in meaning between the seven of pentacles and…
By Austin S. Harris In Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, one of the year’s most acclaimed films, Sam Rockwell plays a moronic racist cop who is known to have tortured a Black suspect. He has rightfully received critical acclaim for…
Editor's Note: This post contains spoilers of the FX show Legion. By A’isha Saleh I am one of Marvel’s biggest fans. Both in film and television, I think they are going above and beyond to achieve excellence in their craft.…
By Sarah Meron The summer I turned 10 years old, I went on holiday to a beach town somewhere in France with my auntie and uncle. I remember arriving at the beach and plopping myself excitedly on my beach towel,…
