by Lynnette | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
Talking to LaKeith Stanfield (Random Acts of Flyness) is like talking to that cousin at the family cookout who has just smoked a joint and is high on life and metaphysical knowledge. Yet, his gaze and focus is on the pulse of everything and everyone in the room. It’s...
by Lynnette | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
“I feel like that’s just a part of my personality where if you doubt me, I want to show you that you’re wrong.” —Issa Rae We’ve all come to know Issa Rae as the intelligent Stanford grad and self-professed Awkward Black Girl who chose to create her own opportunities...
by Lynnette | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, For Girls, For Women, Interviews
Lynnette’s review for parents and teachers can be found here on Moms.com. Harriet the true story of the heroic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, tells the real-life story of a woman who escaped slavery and returned several times to help others escape. An iconic...
by Lynnette | Oct 25, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
Under the direction of Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club), Motherless Brooklyn is a beautiful film with a stellar cast that respectfully creates a nostalgia for Old Harlem and New York City. The costume and set design are quite lovely, and the...
by Lynnette | Oct 25, 2019 | Culture, For Women
In Black and Blue, viewers get to see Naomie Harris as a strong, Black female lead that is willing to risk it all to expose the real enemies to society. Though the tone of the film is at times gritty, the overall message is inspirational. The message of doing...
by Lynnette | Oct 24, 2019 | Culture, Interviews
Under the direction of Deon Taylor (Meet the Blacks, Traffik, The Intruder), Black And Blue masterfully turns a lens on: how body cameras are making an impact within the police force; the oftentimes very uncomfortable intersection of being Black and meaning well for...
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