Bring back $700 rent! Bring back $5 dollars making a difference in your gas tank! More importantly, bring back $10 dollar haircuts! We know none of that is going to happen. Especially the $10 haircuts. Gone are the days when going to the barbershop was affordable. Nowadays, going to the barbershop is equivalent to a utility bill. Over the last few...
Here we are at the final season of HBO’s Insecure, and fans are left feeling underwhelmed. Most are expressing that this final season is lackluster and without excitement. Well, exactly what do they want? The series is coming to an end, so there’s no reason to build an arch or create a cliffhanger season. The...
Television writer Kenya Barris returns with another television show similar to the others in his arsenal. This time around, Barris is exploring his very own Black identity, Black plight, and Black experience, which reminds you that he is indeed BlackAF. The creator of Black-ish, Grown-ish, and Mixed-ish makes a declaration with #BlackAF, which is documented and narrated through the scope of his daughter. ...
After a brief hiatus, Insecure is back with its fourth season to explore more of the Black female experience and… sometimes Black male. No, this season doesn’t have hour-long episodes as constantly requested by fans, but it has gained two additional episodes this time around. The premiere episode “Lowkey Feelin’ Myself” set the tone for...
While Queen & Slim embodies everything from provocativeness, stunning cinematography, injustices, and the visibility of oppression, it is not to be confused as love on the run or Bonnie and Clyde. The film exhibits systematic racism with an impactful ending that’s historic, honest, and heartbreaking on many levels. It’s a tale of ones escape from the hell of America...
Who knew in 1994 Mary J’s My Life album would have opened eyes and ears to the pain life and love has to offer. Aside from thrusting her into stardom, the album gave a voice to the voiceless women around the world who were hurting. The classic holds a prominent place in R&B music, and has not...
Another day and another announcement that one of our favorite films, television shows, or albums will be returning with another lifeline. It appears new art isn’t anything more than old art recreated and repackaged as new art. Come again! It implies that artists, creatives, and tastemakers have become stale in their work, but more so,...
Each generation and decade contributes something to society and culture. Whether the contribution is to black culture, pop culture, or cultural heritage. There will always be a fad, topic, or incident contributing to the present-day culture. Currently, we’re experiencing this new form of culture titled Cancel Culture. Cancel Culture is a form of blackballing or boycott usually categorized by an...
It’s junior year for the Winchester crew and like most college students, junior year presents new identities. Joelle Brooks (Ashley Blaine Featherson) takes on two new titles in season three: one being the new host of the school radio talk show Dear White People, and the other as Reggie’s lady. DWP is still centered around black capitalism and...
James Brown said: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World, but in this man’s world only few are true gentlemen. There is a supply shortage of TV shows, articles, and books dedicated to the advancement and enhancement of men’s lives. We have very few guides for what the perfect gentleman should entail. No one is telling the men what...