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Four Historical Native American Film-Worthy Subjects

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Native Americans have gotten the shaft from Hollywood for far too long as it is. There aren’t any mainstream films telling Native American stories, including historical biopics. Like, literal biopics and not Westerns. So, if Hollywood’s listening, I’ve got four Native American historical figures that must get their own films, STAT! Some of them you might have…

Exclusive Interview: Rafael de la Fuente (“Empire”)

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Oct. 21st’s episode of Empire, “Be True,” featured Andre trying to get his soul right with his family, himself, and with God ultimately, but one of the other developments of the night was Michael getting with that artist guy and later discovered by Jamal, who was about to tell Michael he could come on tour with…

7 Historical Black/Multiracial European Film-Worthy Subjects

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The British film Belle, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, has shown the mainstream public that yes, black and multiracial people existed back in the 1700s. As I’ve written in my article for Coming of Faith, films showing historical people of color can only help audiences realize that all stories aren’t being told when it comes to the costume drama….

Have You Watched Telemundo’s “Celia” Yet?

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As the title asks, have you watched Telemundo’s new TV show Celia yet? I am a huge Celia Cruz fan, so much so that even though I’m still not good at Spanish (I must practice), I know all the meanings behind Cruz’s songs. Cruz is one of the greatest Latin singers ever, and for me, she’s…

Quentin Tarantino Snubs “Selma,” Puts Himself At Center of Black Culture

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Quentin Tarantino has said a mouthful in his New York Times Style Magazine interview with American Psycho author Bret Eaton Ellis. In short, he’s made much of whom he considers his demographic, black people, upset. As they should be. 

2 Reasons for the The Rise of the Special White TV Character

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One thing I’d been thinking about this fall TV season is that along with there being tons of women of color paired with white men characters, there have also been a ton of white characters who are “special” in some way. Characters like Sleepy Hollow‘s Ichabod Crane, Supergirl (who is white-adjacent since she passes), The Player’s Alex…

Why Your Twitter Feed is Full of Gigi, Taylor, Amy & Jennifer

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If there’s one thing that annoys me…well, there are a lot of things that annoy me, but if there’s one thing that annoys me the most about media coverage as shown on Twitter, it’s the media’s insistence that we fall over ourselves for the likes of Gigi Hadid, Taylor Swift, Amy Schumer, and Jennifer Lawrence. I’m officially…

3 Questions For “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is Warner Bros.’ next play at keeping the Harry Potter franchise going, and it’s got a lot going for it. Not only will it be a magical film starring current British It Boy Eddie Redmayne, but it’ll also be a period film, set in the 1920s. Everyone loves a…

End Embarrassing Racial Debates and Keep Your Friends

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Let’s face it: We’re in a very polarized climate in the United States right now. On the one hand, we have a Hollywood system finally beginning to wake up to the wealth of diversity America has to offer. The result, at least in TV, is one of the most diverse fall TV seasons on record….

America Backs Wrongly-Accused Teen Ahmed Mohamed With #IStandwithAhmed

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Today has been a horrible day for America, and incredibly enough, it’s also been a redeeming day for America. In a fast show of force, what seems like the majority of America have joined forces to show that we Stand with Ahmed Mohamed. 

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