On this past Tuesday morning, I got to sit down again and talk with my friends over at Let It Be Known w/Stacy Brown and Black Press USA TV discussing the topics of “Black Women’s hair,” “Respectability Politics vs. Defending Black Women,” and the recent #TheSlap incident!!
Lot’s of great commentary and perspectives were shared!
Tune in below:
And let me make sure I give a shout out to my fellow panelist Carrington York (a School of Journalism graduating senior at Howard University)!!
To close out Women’s History Month, Dr. Robinson and I sat down to chat about the latest horror film on Prime Video, “Master” starring Regina Hall (directed by Mariama Diallo). This film hits very close to home for both of as we can identify with both main protagonists!! To see what we have to say (cause trust me, we got ALOT) check out our latest episode on this Thursday March 31st at 3 pm/ET on Auburn Avenue Research Library Facebook Live and YouTube!!
See the trailer below, and then check it out!!
Got another list of goodies waiting for you to push play!! A good mix of film and television to make you laugh, have you on the edge of your seat, and even make you go hmmmm. And as an extra bonus I dropped a few potential summer hits for you too!! Check them out below:
Season 3-A Black Lady Sketch Show (Streaming on HBO Max April 8th)
Roar (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 15th)
Limited Series-The Offer (Streaming on Paramount + April 28th)
The Takedown (Streaming on Netflix May 6th)
Candy (Streaming on Hulu May 9th)
The Terminal List (Streaming on Prime Video July 1st)
Bullet Train (In theaters July 15th)
The Time has changed, the Weather is getting warmer, and I got more tv and film newness just for you!! Looks like these next few month are going to continue to bring us the hotness!!
Check out some of the new things dropping in theaters and on your streaming networks!!
Season 2-Woke (Streaming on Hulu April 8th)
Outer Range (Streaming on Prime Video April 15th)
Season 6-Better Call Saul (Streaming on AMC/AMC+ April 18th)
We Own This City (Streaming on HBO April 25th)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Streaming on Disney+ May 25th)
The Boys (Streaming on Prime Video June 3rd)
Elvis (In theaters June 24th)
Last week was a busy and fun week for me! Dr. Robinson and I got to go in deep on The Candyman series in episode 2 of “Conversations with Beloved & Kindred” and then I closed out the week talking with three dynamic authors for the Virginia Festival of the Book!! And if you did not get a chance to see them LIVE, fear not I got you covered!!
You can check out both videos below:
Season 2-Episode 2: Conversations with Beloved & Kindred...”All About Candyman”
Virginia Festival of the Book– “To Reimagine Time: Historical Fantasy” A conversation with authors Shelley Parker-Chan, Natashia Deón, and Nicole Glover!
Keeping it short and sweet for you all this month, I want to let the books shine!! This month is in honor of Women’s History Month!! Seven books that will capture a wide range of experiences all written by women!
Check them out below:
And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!!
“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
– Toni Morrison
The coming Friday I have the great opportunity to interview three amazing female authors during the annual VA Festival of the Book!! Don’t you just love how this ties in with Women’s Herstory Month!!
Under the theme, “To Reimagine Time: Historical Fantasy“, I will be in conversation with Natashia Deón (The Perishing), Nicole Glover (The Undertakers), and Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun) as we discuss their historical fantasy novels, each of which incorporate the magical or fantastic as a means for their strong female protagonists to explore questions of what it means to be human, the importance of family and traditions, and how to fulfill their destinies.
March 17th, 2022 6-7 pm/ET … For additional details see here!
As part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, this event is FREE to attend and open to the public. THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT.
To attend, please register below or make plans to watch on Facebook.com/VaBookFest. The video recording from this event will also be available to watch after the event concludes, on VaBook.org/watch. The Virginia Festival of the Book is a program of Virginia Humanities.
This event will offer closed captions and an accompanying live transcript using Zoom’s built-in automatic speech recognition software (ASR).
Stay tuned this Thursday Dr. Robinson and go in on both the Candyman movies (1992 and 2021) and boy did we have a good conversation!!
Tune in March 17th at 3 pm on Auburn Avenue Research Library Facebook Live and YouTube Live!!
So I missed you guys on last week, but I am coming back with some goodies!! No need to delay any further, check them out below:
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (Streaming on Netflix March 16th)
DMZ (Streaming on HBO Max March 17th)
Season 2-Bridgerton (Streaming on Netflix March 25th)
Tokyo Vice (Streaming on HBO Max April 7th)
The First Lady (Streaming on Showtime April 17th)
Bosch: Legacy (Streaming on IMDb TV May 6th)
On yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of serving as a guest commentator with my friends over at Let It Be Known w/Stacy Brown and Black Press USA TV discussing the topic of “Smokey Robinson Loves Being Black”!!
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And I must give a huge shout-out to my fellow esteemed panelists Dr. Riché Richardson (Cornell University) and Dr. Jeff Menzise (Morgan State University)!!
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