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, For Women, Reviews
Miss Virginia is based on the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a struggling single mother (here played by Uzo Aduba) who’s afraid of losing her 15-year-old son James (Niles Fitch) to the negative influences of the Washington, D.C., streets. Unwavering and...
by Lynnette | Sep 30, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
Godfather of Harlem is a forthcoming EPIX TV series starring Forest Whitaker as one of the most respected and feared crime bosses in the 1960s, Bumpy Johnson. After serving 11 years in prison, he returns to the Harlem neighborhood streets that he once controlled, only...
by Lynnette | Sep 26, 2019 | Culture, For Girls, For Women, Reviews
CLAUDINE is a romantic comedy and drama that centers on Claudine Price (Diahann Caroll), a single black mother living in Harlem who’s hardworking, yet living on welfare with six children. She falls in love with a garbage collector, Rupert “Roop”...
by Lynnette | Sep 26, 2019 | Culture, For Girls, For Women, Reviews
Under the direction of Kasi Lemmons, the film Harriet depicts a multi-dimensional Harriet Tubman in her: early, middle and later years. The American hero and Freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman is not presented as an old figure in American history sitting in a rocking...
by Lynnette | Sep 26, 2019 | For Women, Interviews
I recently had the opportunity to chat with mom, actress, author and podcaster Anna Faris who recently teamed up with Clorox to support teachers and to promote clean spaces for learning. Faris who is candid about not being the most naturally organized person, stressed...
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