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May 04

We’re Loving This ‘Queen Sugar’ Issue Of Ebony Magazine

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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,…

May 04

‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Will Produce James Baldwin Novel As His Next Film

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(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…

May 04

5 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 4

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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,…

May 04

This South Sudanese Model Celebrates Melanin Beauty After Being Asked If She’d Bleach Her Skin for $10,000

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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…

May 04

5 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 3

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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…