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The Unexpected Trauma of Lovecraft Country

October 31, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Review, Opinion

Since magic belongs to us, we should rewrite how racism is presented on the big screen. Lovecraft Country is an HBO series created by Misha Green and inspired by Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel, of the same title.

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October 31, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
Lovecraft Country, HBO, Ajeé Buggam, Review, TV, horror, sci fi, Black history, Tulsa, magic, Black girl magic
Review, Opinion
Comment

Black Women On the Record About Sexual Assault

September 22, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Opinion, Review

Telling the truth of our stories and experiences is a type of justice for Black survivors of sexual violence. Owning our narratives is a form of taking back power and having the freedom to heal.

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September 22, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
On The Record, HBO, Sexual Assault, Survivors, MeToo, #MeToo
Opinion, Review
Comment

Why Gen Z Revolutionaries Need to Add Parliament-Funkadelic to Their Playlists

August 27, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Review, Opinion

Black youth and young adults of Generation Z may have more in common with the Boomers we so eagerly make fun of than we realize. When comparing the socio-political climate of the 1960s-1970s to that of the current day, the parallels are almost uncanny.

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August 27, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, P Funk, Afrofuturism, Gen Z, Activism
Review, Opinion
Comment

"Black Is King" and The Black Dollar

August 11, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Opinion, Review

What happens if we recognize our own power and make wealth-building (and redistribution) top priority?

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August 11, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
Beyonce, Black Is King, Disney, Wealth, Economic
Opinion, Review
Comment

Movies on the Margins: The Legacy of Black Independent Cinema

July 22, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Opinion, Review

Black people have been making movies since the early 1900s. Pushed out of white Hollywood, however, Black filmmakers went on to create their own production companies, work with their own resources, and tell the story of the Black experience in groundbreaking ways.

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July 22, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
cinema, film, movies, filmmakers, Open Signal Lab, Ava DuVernay, Martin Van Peebles, Shaft, Spike Lee, Julie Dash, Ryan Coogler, Barry Jenkins
Opinion, Review
Comment

The Racial Divide in Feminism

July 15, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Opinion

Until we’re able to recognize our significantly different struggles, no real change can come within the feminist movement. This is possible with more representation both on- and off-camera.

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July 15, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience /Source
feminism, culture, art, Little Fires Everywhere, Blackish, Girlfriends, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Ajeé Buggam, Celeste Ng
Opinion
Comment

It’s Okay That “Friends” Was Not Diverse

June 25, 2020 by Resistance & Resilience in Opinion

So no one told you life was gonna be this…white.

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June 25, 2020 /Resistance & Resilience
Friends, Living Single, TV, television, Warner Brothers
Opinion
Comment

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