Keke Palmer and Common Want Reparations In New Movie ‘Alice’

This coming weekend, Keke Palmer and Common will star in a time-traveling thriller titled Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden. The new release is about an enslaved woman who flees a rural Georgia plantation in 1973. It will keep you on the edge of your seat as the plot unfolds, tracing Alice's journey…

ByKirsten FordMarch 18, 20220Comments

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28 Feel Good Black Films Streaming Now

When you Google African-American movies the top searches show films centered around slavery or Black pain. While these films highlight the historical trauma black people have undergone for centuries, it's important to remember that Black films are more than trauma tell-alls. Black actors deserve the same opportunity as their white counterparts to act in films…

ByEvaline GachiiFebruary 3, 20220Comments

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Exploring The Masculinization of Black Women

It is no shock that Black women endure a lot of harsh treatment. From over-sexualization to complete degradation, it is exhausting being one of us. According to the dictionary, masculinization is defined as "an act of labeling an individual's appearance or character as masculine because it does not define 'feminine' standards". There is a…

ByMiMi NavahMarch 12, 20210Comments

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Every Black Person Who Was Nominated for an Oscar ?

The 91st Academy award show is approaching and we are simply in awe of the Black talent nominated for an Oscar this year. The record-breaking Black Panther movie received 7 nominations alone including “Best Picture.” This is definitely a year of firsts for a number of the nominees. In the words of Issa Rae, we’re rooting…

ByKiara ManningFebruary 18, 20190Comments

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Nnedi Okorafor Set to Write Standalone Comic On Black Panther’s Shuri

After stealing our hearts in Black Panther, Shuri fans will get even more of the sarcastic tech genius as she stars in her own comic book series. The series will be written by Female Nigerian-American sci-fi author Nnedi Okofor. In the series, which will launch in October 2018, Black Panther is lost in space, leading Shuri to…

ByKiara ManningJuly 21, 20180Comments

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Black Panther and the HBCU Diaspora Experience

We’ve been to Wakanda and back. We saw the beauty of our diversity and the complexity of our heritage. We saw: different ideologies, different upbringings but the same people. We’ve been to Wakanda, but we don’t have to snap back. Black Panther’s fantasy world may be closer than it seems. And we don’t need…

ByF SMarch 12, 20180Comments

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Black Panther is Headed Towards a $1B Fortune: Beats out Lion King, Hunger Games, & E.T.

Disney-Marvel’s Black Panther has topped E.T. — The Extraterrestrial to become the 16th highest domestic release of all time in only two weeks. The Disney-Marvel blockbuster has grossed over $800 million dollars in sales already and is projected to become Marvel's second highest grossing film. We knew when Marvel first announced, Black Panther's solo movie, it was going to…

ByEndíaMarch 4, 20180Comments

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Ryan Coogler Speaks on the Alternate “Black Panther” Ending That Was Considered

For those of us who have seen Black Panther, we couldn't imagine the movie in any other way including the ending. Director Ryan Coogler reveals how the film almost ended. Photo via Mashable At the end of Black Panther, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is seen taking his sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright) to where his uncle N'Jobu (Sterling K. Brown) and cousin…

ByKiara ManningFebruary 25, 20180Comments

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Black Panther Continues to Break Records

As the whole world knows Black Panther is the first Marvel film directed by an African American, Ryan Coogler; which happened to have brought in $201 million this past four-day weekend. Not to mention this is the fifth biggest opening of ALL TIME. “It is the second biggest opening for a Marvel Studios film, behind 2012's…

ByKrystal WilliamsFebruary 20, 20180Comments

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“Black Panther” is MORE Than Just Another Superhero Movie ?

The joyride that is "Black Panther" opens our eyes to discover an emotion we've never felt before. We have never been able to see a Black production that empowers mythology. Often times, we watch films about superheroes and receive the same sort of information. This time around, the stance is completely different. Wakanda stands as…