An Intriguing $2 Billion Proposal For Reparations In Hollywood
MoniqueCould a plan for reparations in Hollywood include allotting the same amount of money used to create The Birth of…
‘Down A Dark Stairwell’ Aims To Bring Black And Chinese Viewers Together
The cases of George Floyd, Vincent Chin, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, and recent murders, including the recent victims of the…
Why You Need To Know Jackie Ormes, The First Black Cartoonist
"Torchy Brown" creator Jackie Ormes is the subject of the most recent Google Doodle. I woke up Tuesday to a…
10 Black Beauty And Lifestyle YouTubers You Should Support Instead of Shane Dawson And Jeffree Star
If you know of YouTubers Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson, then you probably know all about the drama these who…
BTS, ARMY And Black Lives Matter: The Value Of Fandom Meshing With Activism
BTS gave $1 million to the grassroots organization Black Lives Matter to help combat police brutality and fight for modern…
How to Make Black Lives Matter During COVID
WirePhoto by Richard Goff on Unsplash Frieda Wiley, YES Magazine (originally posted May 5, 2020) As the coronavirus exacerbates longstanding racial health disparities,…
Meghan Markle’s royal wedding was a quiet revolution of everyday blackness
Clockwise: Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, the Kingdom Choir, Doria Ragland, Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Center: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Screenshots/YouTube It…
The racial flaws of “Blade Runner: 2049”
Photo credit: Warner Bros. It’s been a long time coming, but I’m finally writing the second part to my Blade…
“Black Panther” in China: How the first black superhero illuminates hard truths
(Photo credit: Marvel Studios/screenshot) Black Panther has opened in China to the tune of $60+ million, a staggering feat for a…
I’ve written about “Black Panther” all over the web!
A few weeks ago, I was knee-deep in Wakanda. As many of you know, I write about pop culture for…
