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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Summer looks like it is going to be very promising for television and film!! Looking forward to it!! Check out this week’s trailer’s below:

Season 3-The Outlaws (Streaming on Prime Video-May 31st)

Queenie (Streaming on Hulu-June 7th)

Hit Man (Streaming on Netflix-June 7th)

Orphan Black: Echoes (Streaming on AMC+ – June 23rd)

Fancy Dance (Streaming on Apple TV+ – June 28th)

Season 4-Only Murders in the Building (Streaming on Hulu-August 27th)

The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (Streaming on Prime Video-August 29th)

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-April 2024

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Happy Tuesday!! You didn’t think I forgot about ya??!! Not at all!! April Showers bring May Flowers!! Well at least here in Richmond :-)!! As those rainy days turn into days full of sunshine, don’t forget to pick up a book or two to get you through the day! Closing out the month with some literary goodies!! And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

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Check out April’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • Skin & Bones ~Renée Watson
  • Summer on Highland Beach ~Sunny Hostin
  • Little Rot ~Akwaeke Emezi
  • Sports Superheroes ~Stephen Curry
  • Great Expectations ~Vinson Cunningham
  • I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays ~Nell Irvin Painter
  • Come & Get It ~Kiley Reid
  • Allow Me To Introduce Myself ~Onyi Nwabineli
  • Anita De Monte Laughs Last ~Xochitl Gonzalez
  • One Of Us Knows ~Alyssa Cole

As an Extra Bonus…If you are in the Atlanta area, check out The Negro Motorist Green Book, an exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor. This exhibition offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class and evidence of a vibrant business class. The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibit will be on display at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, GA till June 23rd, 2024…See More Info Here

(l-r and 1940 cover edition, “Separate but equal” in practice a separate “Negro Area” at Lewis Mountain in Shenandoah National Park, and founder/creator Victor Hugo Green, Photo Credit: New York Public Library copy and National Park Service)

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And as always, remember you can always go back and check out 2023’s lists and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Closing out the month of April with some new deets to move us into Spring and then Summer!! Check out this week’s trailers below:

Black Twitter: A People’s History (Streaming on Hulu-May 9th)

Season 2-Pretty Little Liars Summer School (Streaming on Max-May 9th)

Maxton Hall (Streaming on Prime Video-May 9th)

The Big Cigar (Streaming on Apple TV+– May 17th)

Jim Henson Idea Man (Streaming on Disney+– May 31st)

Season 3-Mayor of Kingstown (Streaming on Paramount +– June 2nd)

Clipped (Streaming on Hulu-June 8th)

Trap (In theaters August 9th)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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I may have been gone for a minute but the trailers still do not disappoint!! These trailers are HOT LIKE FIRE!! Check out this week’s trailers below:

Them: The Scare (Streaming on Prime Video-April 25th)

Season 3-Hacks (Streaming on Max-May 2nd)

https://youtu.be/wB6H9OiXyOI?si=vR65VLTirWpLe4wV

Dark Matter (Streaming on Apple TV+ -May 8th)

Season 2-Interview with a Vampire (Streaming on AMC+ May 12th)

Season 3-Bridgerton (Streaming on Netflix– May 16th)

Season 4-Evil (Streaming on Paramount + – May 24th)

Joker: Folie à Deux (In theaters October 4th)

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-March 2024

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It’s Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate than by highlighting a few books by some AMAZING women writers!! Even put in a few extra ones for you!! And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

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Check out March’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • How to Live Free in a Dangerous World ~Shayla Lawson
  • Colliding With Fate ~A.E. Valdez
  • Under the Udala Trees ~Chinelo Okparanta
  • So Let Them Burn ~Kamilah Cole
  • The Black Girl Survives in This One ~Edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell
  • With Love, Miss Americanah ~Jane Igharo
  • Believe ~Leigh-Anne Pinnock
  • Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now ~Dana L. Davis
  • Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix ~Ibi Zoboi
  • Night Wherever We Go ~Tracey Rose Peyton
Photo collage of March Book Recommendations

As an Extra Bonus…Got a ton of books, but need to organize them? How about “Quotes by Iconic Women Bookends” created by Kristen and Lindsey Archer! Some of the icons available to purchase include, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Katherine Johnson, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Angela Davis, Sojourner Truth, Kamala Harris, Sonia Sotomayor, and Gloria Steinem. You can find these at Uncommon Goods.

And as always, remember you can always go back and check out 2023’s lists and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Kicking off the month with some television and film goodies!! Check out this week’s new trailers below:

Little Wing (Streaming on Paramount + March 13th)

Anatomy of a Fall (Streaming on Hulu March 22nd)

Steve! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Streaming on Apple TV+ March 29th)

Ripley (Streaming on Netflix April 4th)

Sugar (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 5th)

Fallout (Streaming on Prime Video April 11th)

Sing Sing (In theaters July 2024)

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It’s International Women’s Day!!

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Happy Friday and Happy International Women’s Day!!

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is Inspire Inclusion.

When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world, and when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment. Collectively, let’s forge a more inclusive world for women.” 

~IWD 2024

In the spirit of today, check out a few facts about the day:

  • March 19, 1911 was the first celebrated International Women’s Day with more than 1 million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland taking part.
  • The symbol for International Women’s Day is a female gender symbol. It is usually accompanied by the following colors purple, green and white. Purple stands for dignity and justice, green for hope, and white for purity.
  • In some countries like Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and Uzbekistan, International Women’s Day has been combined with Mother’s Day, a merger to highlight the importance of women as mothers.
  • Integral to the fight for women’s rights and suffrage, International Women’s Day has been a platform for advocating voting rights and combating discrimination in various forms.
  • In 1975, the United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 for the first time. Since then, the UN has become the primary sponsor of the annual event and has encouraged even more countries around the world to embrace the holiday and its goal of celebrating “acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.”

To find out more check out the following links:

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-February 2024

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As Black History Month comes to a close, I wanted to make sure you get a few literary gems to add to your cart!! An array of Black and diasporic stories waiting to be read!! Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

Check out February’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • The Neighbor Favor ~Kristina Forest
  • Long Way Down ~Jason Reynolds
  • Rise To The Sun ~Leah Johnson
  • How to Die Famous ~Benjamin Dean
  • Blood at the Root ~Ladarrion Williams
  • The Church on Ruby Road ~Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
  • Legendborn ~Tracy Deonn
  • Shubeik Lubeik~Deena Mohamed
Photo Collage of February’s Book Recommendations

As an Extra Bonus...Check out this queer Black indie bookstore in Vancouver, Washington, The Romance Era Bookshop!! Check out a quick tour from their IG page below:

And as always, remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s list and past recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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We are making our way through February, can’t believe we are pretty much half way through the month! Nice selection film and television headed your way next month!! Check them out below:

Kung Fu Panda 4 (In theaters March 8th)

Apples Never Fall (Streaming on Peacock March 14th)

Season 2-Invincible-Part 2 (Streaming on Prime Video March 14th)

Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 (Streaming on Disney+ March 20th)

Palm Royale (Streaming on Apple TV+ March 20th)

Shirley (Streaming on Netflix March 22nd)

We Were the Lucky Ones (Streaming on Hulu March 28th)

Back to Black (In theaters May 17th)