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Beneath the Surface

Trina Reynolds Tyler leads Beneath the Surface, an investigation into gender-based violence buried in police complaints in Chicago.

by Black Life Everywhere

Anti-Blackness knows no borders: How nation-centric understandings of Blackness fails us

Linda Fairstein will always feel justified because there’s no accountability for the violence of white feminism

I want Black time travelers to be a threat to the status quo

Steve McQueen’s ‘Western Deep’ is a counter memory for Black miners during South African Apartheid

We need to talk about the sexual racism in HBO’s ‘Watchmen’

Watchmen, an homage to Black memory (loss)

Exploring the Black spectator’s relationship to film

‘Queen & Slim’ and what I (don’t) want from Black love stories

These 2 films reveal the powerful ways Black queer women find pleasure despite heteronormative violence

Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ will continue the relationship between comedy and horror

‘Mixed-ish’ and the anti-Black myth of post-racial insulated societies

‘A Million Little Things’ powerfully reflects the truth of many Black folk’s mental health struggle

Theon never betrayed the Starks: How ‘Game of Thrones’ minimizes forced captivity & slavery

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ contends with unresolved trauma, and a host of other unsettling things

We deserve to see more Black vampires on the screen

The presumption of attractiveness will always perpetuate violence

How hip-hop helped reimagine Black presence in horror

After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ premieres

Spike Lee produced Netflix film ‘See You Yesterday’ brings us the Black time travelers we need

‘The Haunting of Hill House’ & the colonial obsession with salvaging a world of suffering for the sake of sanity

Let’s give Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ remake a chance to intrigue and horrify us

The ‘Scream’ TV series is coming back, and this time, it’s Black

Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento says her own sexual assault accusations are money-driven

Mexico’s first studio-driven fiction film with an all Black cast is criticized for anti-Black representation

Asia Argento, one of Harvey Weinstein’s first accusers, cut a secret deal when accused of sexual assault

Blackkklansman continues the tradition of letting white women off the hook

The first ever WakandaCon offered Black sanctuary in an unexpectedly emotional experience

Beyond representation: Visibility in media won’t save us

Jordan Peele buys out theater to support ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ fanning more ‘Get Out’ comparisons

‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a study of the Black working class and the seductive appeal of capitalism

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