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Sep 21

LA 92: 25 Years After the Rodney King Riots, History is Still Repeating Itself

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Written by Sharee Silero “We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and to the future.” – Frederick Douglass, 1852 Douglass’ quote opens LA 92, a documentary film about the 25th anniversary of the Rodney King riots of 1992. It features rare footage and a raw, gripping view of King’s beating,…

Sep 21

Hair’itage the Play is Creating a Voice for Black Women’s Natural Hair Stories

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By Sharee Silerio In an anti-black world, the natural hair movement is a rebellion against Western ideals, a self-love wave, or simply freedom for black women around the globe. Continue Reading From kinks and coils deemed “inappropriate” in the workplace or school, to black men telling black women that straight hair looks better on them; choosing to wear the hair…

Sep 21

Remembering Charlie Murphy’s Legacy of Laughter

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Matthew Simmons/Getty Images By Sharee Silerio Beloved comedian, actor, author, screenwriter and voice-over artist Charlie Murphy will be remembered as one of the greatest comics of the past two decades. Continue Reading Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised by his mother, a telephone operator, and his stepdad. His father, Charles Edward Murphy, was a transit police…

Sep 21

This #BlackLivesMatter Inspired Book Makes #1 Best Seller List, Becomes Future Film

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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…

Jul 25

23-Year-Old Nigerian Author Lands Seven-Figure Film Deal With African Fantasy Novel

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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!…