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Dec 18

Back from Wakanda, Can We Travel Back To Underground?

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The cast of Black Panther & Underground By Brenda Alexander There’s been a longstanding notion in Hollywood that movies that feature a predominantly Black cast and tells stories from a Black perspective won’t sell. Black Panther has dis-proven that theory with $700+ million in nationwide sales in its first two weeks of release. Being a superhero film that’s consumed by…

Sep 21

Black Panther Blew Our Minds, Now What?

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Photo via The Root By Mwabi Kaira It’s been days since I saw Black Panther and I’m still thinking about it. There was so much to digest and I know I’ll have to see it several more times to fully receive all the messaging and beauty of it all. Not since the history making November night in 2008 when Barack…

Jul 25

Chadwick Boseman Covers Rolling Stone & Reveals the Donor Who Paid for Him To Study Theater at Oxford

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Norman Jean Roy for Rolling Stone By Josh EellsTwo years ago, Chadwick Boseman was in a movie called Gods of Egypt. It was not a very good movie. But in addition to its not-goodness, it also became infamous for whitewashing – casting, as ancient African deities, a white guy from Scotland, a white guy from Denmark and at least seven…

Sep 21

Proud Mary Entertains at the Box Office!

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Taraji P. Henson By Mwabi Kaira When I first saw the Proud Mary trailer over the holidays I knew that this would be the movie that would take me back to the theaters. I hadn’t been to the movies since Girl’s Trip back in the summer. The trailer showed Taraji P. Henson being a badass, the poster was shaped like…