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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-April 2023

Posted on April 30, 2023April 29, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

Closing out the month with a literary bang!! They say “April Showers bring May Flowers,” well I would like to think that these books are a version of those April Showers. As we prepare to jump into the Spring season why not add a few books to your personal shelves!!

Check out April’s List Below:

Homebodies ~Tembe Denton-Hurst
Summer on Sag Harbor ~Sunny Hostin
The Wreck: A Daughter’s Memoir of Becoming a Mother ~Cassandra Jackson
Blood Scion ~Deborah Falaye
Black Birds in the Sky ~Brandy Colbert
Love Radio ~Ebony LaDelle
The Haunting of Alejandra ~V. Castro
When We Were Sisters ~Fatimah Asghar

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!!

“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!!” ~Madam C.J. Walker

New Trailer Alerts!!, On the Desk..., On The Radar

Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Posted on April 20, 2023April 19, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

Check out this week’s new set of trailers!! Getting you ready for the Spring and Summer !!

Polite Society (In theaters April 28th)

Queen Cleopatra (Streaming on Netflix May 10th)

Class of ’09 (Streaming on FX May 10th)

High Desert (Streaming on Apple TV+ May 17th)

Muted (Streaming on Netflix May 19th)

Fast X (In theaters May 19th)

Talk To Me (In theaters July 28th)

Celebration

I Love My DST!! 20 Years of Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service!!

Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

April 17th, 2003… 20 Years Ago today I became a member of the #1 Sorority in the land…Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

I remember the day like it was yesterday on the campus of Clark Atlanta University!! It was a sea of red marching through the promenade! And I saw the light…and it was Crimson and Cream!!

And on that day not only did I become a Soror of DST, but also a part of the 24 Vibrant Visionaries of Virtue. As part of the 24 VVV, I was the #20 (S/O to the back of the line) and known by many names… “Love Jones,” “Malcolmina X,” “Harlemshake,” “Digable Planets,” and “Bob Marley”!

Check out some of the many memories below:

Through the years SO MUCH has happened, but I will say this we have definitely embodied our name Vibrant, Visionaries of Virtue!! To this day we are doctors, lawyers, business owners, counselors/therapists, educators, nurses, researchers, STEM leaders, entrepreneurs, accountants, bankers, executive directors, court administrators, and just awesome, amazing women!! We About That Business!!

And OHHHHH the stories we could tell!! Never a dull moment with the #24VVV!!

All in all, I would not have it any other way than to cross the burning sands and come into Delta Land with these ladies!

Cheers to 20 More Years!! OO-OOP

Monthly Book Recommendations, On the Desk..., On The Radar

Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-March 2023

Posted on March 30, 2023March 27, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

We are rocking and rolling through another list of recommended reads!! This month is dedicated to telling “Her” story as we celebrate Women’s History Month! Much like every month I try to mix it up to include graphic novels, coming-of-age stories, diasporic and world literature, stories of the American dream, romance, and historical fiction. Nothing like adding a few more literary reads to your library!!

Check out March’s List Below:

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts ~Rebecca Hall
Maame ~Jessica George
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem ~Elizabeth Colomba
The Middle Daughter ~Chika Unigwe
Behold the Dreamers ~Imbolo Mbue
The Sun is Also a Star ~Nicola Yoon
Such a Fun Age ~Kiley Reid
Twice As Hard : The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century ~Jasmine Brown

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!!

“Where there is a woman there is magic.” — Ntozake Shange

Feature Spotlight

Dr. G Featured at CulpeperCon 2023!!

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

This past weekend I had the great opportunity of serving as the inaugural keynote speaker for the first Culpeper Con (Culpeper, VA)!! I had such a blast presenting my work “Telling Black Girl Stories in Comics and Graphic Novels!”

Huge Shout Out to Andrew DeNicola and the Culpeper County Library!!

Check out some of the pics and the presentation below:

In addition to serving as the keynote, one of the local papers the Star Exponent would do a feature interview, see here!

New Trailer Alerts!!, On the Desk..., On The Radar

Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

A new week and a new set of trailers! Check them out below:

Rye Lane (Streaming on Hulu March 31st)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Streaming on Hulu April 3rd)

BEEF (Streaming on Netflix April 6th)

Waco: The Aftermath (Streaming on Showtime April 14th)

The Professor (In theaters April 21st)

Love & Death (Streaming on HBO Max April 27th)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Streaming on Netflix May 4th)

Celebration, On The Radar, Resources

Happy International Women’s Day!! #EmbraceEquity

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. This year’s 2023 theme is about how we can #EmbraceEquity!!

How will you forge women’s equality and #EmbraceEquity? Check out some available resources and things you can do to celebrate!!

Challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion
Collective Activism
Wear Purple
Shop Women-Owned Businesses
Explore the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum site
Add some women-authored books to your library
Watch a film/documentary/tv series focused on Women
Listen to a podcast Cite Black Women, NATAL, Truth Be Told, Body Trauma, Imperfectly Phenomenal Women
Give the gift of a bottle of Black woman-owned wine (Brown Estate, Monte Rosso, McBride Sisters , Darjean Jones Wines, Wifey Brands)
Tune into the UN Women program, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” (3/8- 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. EST)
International Women’s Day Resources
See the Google Doodle for the day…The vignettes within each “GOOGLE” letter highlight just a few of the many areas in which women around the world support each other to progress and improve each other’s quality of life. In honor of women across the globe who are supporting each other across all aspects of life — Happy International Women’s Day!

New Trailer Alerts!!, On The Radar

Weekly Trailer Alerts

Posted on March 7, 2023March 6, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

It’s getting hot in here!! The trailers are dropping like hotcakes!! Don’t believe me, check them out below:

Watcher (Streaming on Hulu March 10th)

The Crossover (Streaming on Disney+ April 5th)

Praise This (Streaming on Peacock April 7th)

Ghosted (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 21st)

Citadel (Streaming on Prime Video April 28th)

Peter Pan & Wendy (Streaming on Disney+ April 28th)

I’m a Virgo (Streaming on Prime Video Summer 2023)

The Blackening (In theaters June 16th)

On The Radar

Save The Date!! March 17th…”Pass My Crown: The Woman’s Voice in Hip Hop-Past, Present & Future!!” Event

Posted on March 2, 2023February 26, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

So to jump start Women’s History Month, I wanted to share an event that I will be participating in on March 17th!! Pass My Crown: The Woman’s Voice in Hip Hop-Past, Present & Future!!

This event will be an open discussion/dialogue about women in Hip Hop currently as well as historically. A few of the topics that will be explored include: the subject matter of lyrics, dress, feminism/womanism, culture appropriation (the Black woman aesthetic), the overt and covert misogyny, activism, what’s next for women in Hip Hop, and how a multitude of women’s voices need to be heard.

It’s gonna be a HOT one!! Check out the details below:

March 17th, 2023 (Doors Open at 6:15 pm)

Virginia Commonwealth University- Academic Commons 1107

1000 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284

If you are in the Richmond area you do not want to miss this event!!

New Trailer Alerts!!, On The Radar

Weekly Trailer Alerts!!-Marvel Edition

Posted on January 25, 2023January 23, 2023 by drblackfuturefeminist

Can we just say Marvel is not playing any games!! Wasting no time pulling the fans into theaters and updating their streaming services!! This week’s trailer alerts are dedicated to all the upcoming Marvel television series and films!! Check them out below:

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Streaming on the Disney Channel February 10th) [Now I’m super siked about this one!!]