Pictured: Daniel Kaluuya starring in Jordan Peele’s Get Out Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com Since its release on February 24, Jordan Peele’s directorial debut hit Get Out has been the must-see movie of the year. Early on, reviewers described the film as a “race-savvy satire” and a “fun bonafide fright flick.” Moviegoers, delighted with the film, returned to the…
Screen grab from My Black Is Beautiful music video. Image has a significant impact on children growing up and maintaining a positive one is especially important for Black girls, who’ve had a history of being shown that they are the least desired by society. Fortunately, there has been a push to combat that within recent years and we have another…
Demetrius Ship, Jr. plays 2Pac in upcoming biopic ‘All Eyez On Me’ This week, Complex obtained an exclusive first look at the much-anticipated Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me. Continue Reading Per Complex: “In this new All Eyez On Me trailer, we get to really see how Pac lived. From his friendship (and eventual feud with) The Notorious B.I.G. to…
Pictured: Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give By Sharee Silerio What will it take to get #BlackLivesMatter opponents to see, feel and accept the humanity of black people in the United States? What will it take for the men, women and children killed by police officers to be viewed as human, when their pasts are used to justify…
Photo courtesy of Tomi Adeyemi’s Instagram Written by Sharee Silerio 23-year-old Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach, is following in the footsteps of Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book-turned-hit-film Hidden Figures. Continue Reading Like Shetterly, Ayedemi’s first book, Children Of Blood And Bone is being developed as a movie, even though it hasn’t been published yet!…
Images from PRNewswire/NY and Company Inc. Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com If you love Mary Jane Paul’s style on the hit BET show Being Mary Jane, get your coins ready. Gabrielle Union is collaborating with New York and Company’s sub brand, 7th Avenue Design Studio. Continue Reading “Mary Jane’s style reflects power, leadership, and risk taking,” Union said in…
Brown girls now have a formidable trio that looks like them in the animation world! Continue Reading The Tibeb Girls is a Powerpuff Girl-inspired Ethiopian adventure series, with a serious heart for social justice, that’s geared towards teaching adolescents about activism and leadership. The action-drama radio series takes on the most devastating and pressing issues faced by girls in the…
By Sharee Silerio Ava DuVernay, an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director and distributor of independent films, has been named on Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Leaders” list. Continue Reading The annual list, in its fourth year, critiques focusing on the negative things leaders do and instead aims to pay homage to people around the world who “excel at leading effectively in today’s…
Written by Tonja Renée Stidhum of www.cinemabunpodcast.com Whether it’s for a government or school platform, marketing campaigns are usually a battle of “Who Sticks Out,” so creativity is key! Luckily, Alcorn State University student, Shemesha Martin has creativity in spades! The HBCU student, who is in the running for Miss Senior 2017-2018, decided to forego the traditional bland campaign video…
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