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Movie Review: Dope

Movie Review: Dope
Dope, is the latest film by Nigerian-American writer/director Rick Famuyiwa, an urban coming-of-age story of sorts, centered around a Black geek(of Nigerian descent) and his misfit pals, trying to survive and thrive in a ghetto of Inglewood, California. Having seen several early trailers for the film, Dope was one of my more anticipated movie outings…
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What does it mean to be Black in America?

If I had posted the question: "What does it mean to be Black in America?" two weeks ago, it would have had a decidedly different influence. Two weeks ago, the hot topic that had mainstream media buzzing (and Black folks rolling their eyes), was the scandal surrounding Rachel Dolezal; the head of the Spokane chapter…
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Video Review – Dawg Fight

The documentary film Dawg Fight, came to our attention through a "qualified" word of mouth recommendation. By qualified, I mean having been told that watching it is like driving past a the scene of a horrific car accident...you might not want to look, you might intend to not look, but in the end you you…
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Black Panther, and the fate of mainstream Black heroes.

Ever since the announcement, late last year(October, 2014), confirming the rumors that Black Panther, one of the few prominent black superheroes in the Marvel Comics Universe, would indeed be making a big screen appearance, and naming Chadwick Boseman as the actor who would play him, the internet has been abuzz with debate. Of course this…
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Movie Review – Mad Max: Fury Road

Just under a week shy of the official start summer movie season, which is traditionally marked by the Memorial day weekend, we viewed Mad Max: Fury Road, which stars Tom Hardy in the title role of Max Rockantasky aka Mad Max, and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. Absent some of the director's notes when I…
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