By Sharee Silerio In the early and mid-2000s, The CW was home to two of our favorite television shows – “Girlfriends” and “The Game”. Continue Reading It’s when we first fell in love with Tracee Ellis Ross, and where our friendship with Tia Mowry was rekindled. The producers behind these two relatable, funny and interesting series, including “Being Mary Jane”,…
By Sharee Silerio Remember that time Twitter inspired the upcoming Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o film with Ava DuVernay as the director and Issa Rae as its writer? Well, the internet is at it again, hoping to cast “Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis-Ross in a live-action adaptation of the 90s kid favorite, “The Magic School Bus”. Continue Reading Netflix is already working…
By Sharee Silerio What things can turn a bad day around for you? For me, it’s 90s R&B and true love, especially black love! Continue Reading Lately, my timelines have been full of sweet, unique and touching proposal videos. The viral “Will you marry me?” moments are beautiful to see, and Trevon Davis’ proposal was no different. Davis, with help…
By Sharee Silerio In life, we all have moments that we want to wish away. Whether it’s losing a loved one, financial struggles, an illness, a dead end career or strained relationships, everyone is going through or trying to get through something. Continue Reading “Queen Sugar” is no different, which is why I love this show so much! It’s so…
Kevin Winter/Getty By Sharee Silerio Dr. Dre is giving back to his hometown community by pledging $10 million for a new performing arts center at a high school in Compton. Continue Reading “My goal is to provide kids with the kind of tools and learning they deserve,” he told Variety. “The performing arts center will be a place for young…
By Sharee Silerio The second season of “Queen Sugar” is underway, with the Bordelon family gracing the screen with their superb acting chops, storylines that move the soul and cinematic snapshots that are reminiscent of dreams. Continue Reading Now is the perfect time to revel in the show that is black, and represents everything blackness is – complex, beautiful,…
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) By Sharee Silerio Months after winning an Oscar for Best Picture for “Moonlight”, award-winning writer and director Barry Jenkins has revealed his next project. His follow-up film is an adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, “If Beale Street Could Talk” for Annapurna Pictures. Continue Reading Jenkins wrote the screenplay in 2013, with support…
By Sharee Silerio I look forward to “Queen Sugar” every week, especially its wisdom, authenticity and relatable depictions of work, relationships, romance, family, hurt and healing. Continue Reading In this episode, like many of the others, Charley and Ralph Angel butt heads – this time over Micah accidentally pushing Blue – but we also get to see them make up,…
By Sharee Silerio Nyakim Gatwech, a South Sudanese model with the nickname “Queen of Dark”, is using her platform to encourage, uplift and inspire black women and girls to love themselves and the skin they’re in. Continue Reading Society has long associated the color black and blackness with evil, death and negativity, but Gatwech is having none of it, and…
By Sharee Silerio Every time I watch “Queen Sugar”, there’s at least one moment, conversation, or interaction that speaks to my heart and soul, and yesterday’s episode was no different. Continue Reading From the lighting that illustrates each character’s emotions, the background colors that set the mood; clothing that expresses their state of mind and heart; to the picturesque locations…
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