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While we’re still collecting ourselves from the Yoruba imagery in Beyoncé’s “Lemonade”, let’s not sleep on another artist using the religion as a basis for self-expression and family homage. Princess Nokia paid respect to her Afro-Latinx roots by honoring her family’s SanterÃa and Yoruba religions in “BRUJAS”, which gives a message of black sisterhood and unity….
We’ve got Aladdin. We’ve got Kokoum. We’ve got Shang. We’ve got Kuzco. We’ve got Naveen. We’ve got Maui, who is technically a demigod. But where’s the animated black Disney prince? Inquiring minds want to know, but inquiring minds also want to understand why the majesty of the black man has been erased from Disney’s range of…
Written and directed by: Marcellus Cox Starring: Antwone Barnes, Sean Alexander James Synopsis (IMDb): A young man relapses, missing his one year sobriety anniversary party at his local AA support group. Monique’s review: Antwone Barnes as Eddie in Liquor Bank (Photo: Marcellus Cox) Marcellus Cox‘s latest short film Liquor Bank is another one of his…
Another casting announcement, another racist freak-out. Nico Parker was announced as the live-action version of Astrid in the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon film, and of course, people who want “historical accuracy” got irate. At this point, with the “controversial” castings we’ve had over the years, you know how the cycle goes. A Black…
