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Lupita Nyong’o Set to Star in ‘The Queen of Katwe’
Lupita Nyong’o is set to star in “The Queen of Katwe,” a film that is inspired by a 2011 ESPN article and book by Tim Crothers. The film is based off of the story of the Ugandan chess prodigy, Phiona Mutsia. Mira Nair will direct the film. In addition to Nyong’o who plays the role […]
‘The Wiz Live!’ gives us the representation we need
Forty years later, the creative retelling of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz was revitalized when the The Wiz Live! aired on NBC on December 3rd. While watching, it wasn’t hard to connect with the familiar songs like “Ease on Down the Road” and “Home.” The live musical kept the same soul and excitement that made The Wiz […]
#BlackGirlMagic: The ‘Girls Killing It’ Video from Aina More is Everything
A UK-based Nigerian emcee named Aina More is giving us all the magical Black girl realness in her new video for the song “Girls Killing It.”
Un/Classically Beautiful: The Problem with the 2015 Grammy Awards’ Selma “Tribute”
By Erika Dickerson While we were waist-deep in circular (yet necessary) conversations about Iggy Azalea’s Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album, her “blaccent,” and appropriation of Black music and culture at-large, the Grammy Awards were undermining Blk women in another way: the “tribute” performance for Ava DuVernay’s Selma. Let’s quickly recap the shameful dismissal that has […]
Saved By the Bell Hooks Is Perfect
This genius mix of ‘Saved By the Bell’ screenshots and bell hooks quotes is the best thing on the internet.
Dealing With the Racial Nature of Wrongful Convictions.
The following piece is from Thy Black Man. It was written by David A. Love. By: David A. Love The vast majority of the wrongfully convicted who are exonerated through DNA evidence are people of color. The numbers don’t lie.
Officer who called Mike Brown memorial ‘trash’ placed on unpaid leave
A Ferguson, Missouri police officer who referred to a memorial for Mike Brown as “a pile of trash” has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident.
Egypt bans ‘Exodus’ movie for historical inaccuracies
Egypt has banned the showing of the film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” in the country due to historical inaccuracies.
NYC Mayor: ‘no protests until after officers’ funerals’
On Monday, New York’s mayor called for protests and political debate to pause until after funerals are held for two officers shot and killed inside their patrol car on Saturday by a man vowing revenge for the deaths of black men at the hands of police.
Ferguson protesters to head to Cleveland, demand justice for Tamir Rice
Residents of Ferguson, Missouri who have been actively protesting against police brutality will take their activism to Cleveland on Saturday. The protesters will stand together to demand justice for Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black child who was gunned down by police less than three seconds after they arrived on the scene.
ABOUT THIS MOVEMENT.
The following piece is from Ferguson Action. It was written by protesters in Ferguson. By: Protesters in Ferguson On the week of August 9th, Black youth in Ferguson took to the streets and kicked off a wave of resistance against police violence that has spread across the country. In the last four months, we […]
Video: police attack 12-year-old child as witnesses plead for them to stop
A video uploaded to Facebook earlier this week shows NYPD officers detaining two 12-year-old children, and one of the officers repeatedly punching one of the handcuffed boys.