Life. Feminism. Pop Culture.
It wasn't until my homie Gisele, a Black woman and working actress pointed out to me that Viola Davis graduated from Julliard in the late 80's, that my growing obsession with Davis began to make sense. In Davis, I saw myself. I saw the … [Continue reading]
One of the things that surprised me most about the death of Whitney Houston was the vitriol directed at her in some White mainstream Internet spaces. Many of the comments struck me as being both racist and sexist. I understand that both racism and … [Continue reading]
It is tragic, yet obvious, illustration of how our economic system fails it's mission to serve the needs of all humanity. Millions of people around the world are suffering because a few speculators blindly grasp at profits. ~Muhammad Yunus, Building … [Continue reading]
I saw The Secret Life of Bee's (TSLB) yesterday and I couldn't helped but be struck by two things. First, the tone of TSLB was extremely similar to the tone of The Help. From the color palate of the sets, to the language and how folks moved and the … [Continue reading]
NY Times article on Black Film in the early 1990's titled "They've Gotta Have Us" by Karen Grigsby Bates Note: There will be a few blog posts on Pariah and Black women's directors over the next few weeks as I move like a squirrel with a flashlight … [Continue reading]