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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

We are just a few short days from entering 2024, but I still got a few trailers to share before we leave! While this may be the last week of 2023, remember the trailers never end, they just continue forward. So let’s see what is in store as we finish out these last few days of 2023…

Check them out below:

Self Reliance (Streming on Hulu January 12, 2024)

Origin (In theaters January 19, 2024)

The Kitchen (Streaming on Netflix January 19, 2024)

Expats (Streaming on Prime Video January 26, 2024)

Shōgun (Streaming on FX February 2024)

Argylle (In theaters February 2, 2024)

The Regime (Streaming on Max March 3, 2024)

The American Society Of Magical Negroes (In theaters March 22, 2024)

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Streaming on Netflix Summer 2024)

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations and Holiday List-December 2023

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Season’s Greetings!! We are officially in the Christmas Holiday Season!! A wonderful time of the year to sing Christmas carols, light a candle for Hanukkah, bake some gingerbread cookies, check out the neighborhood Christmas decorations, or even travel with family and friends! While you are doing these fun things make sure you add a couple of literary treats in the mix too!!

Check out these December Book Recommendations below:

  • The Color of Family ~Jerry McGill
  • Joy and Pain: A Story of Black Life and Liberation in Five Albums ~ Damien Sojoyner
  • A Quick Ting on Crime ~Franklyn Adoo
  • The Changeling ~Victor Lavalle
  • The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families ~Karida L. Brown
  • The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation ~Raquel Willis
  • Like Thunder ~ Nnedi Okorafor
  • The Spite House ~ Johnny Compton

As an extra bonus, here’s a Holiday Book List to get you further in the spirit!!

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  • Love in Winter Wonderland ~Abiola Bello
  • Christmas in Lagos ~Sharon Abimbola Salu
  • A Christmas to Remember ~Beverly Jenkins
  • Twelve Dinging Doorbells ~Tameka Fryer Brown
  • A Piece of Black Cake for Santa ~Yolanda T. Marshall
  • Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas ~Maya Angelou
  • Brown Baby Jesus ~Dorena Williamson

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!

“Christmas enters, streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope and singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.”

~Maya Angelou, Amazing Peace

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Playing a little catch-up because I know it has been a minute!! But as you will see 2024 is gonna be a HOT already!! I know I can’t wait!! Check out the trailers below:

Season 2- What If…? (Streaming on Disney+ – December 22nd)

Season 4- The Boys (Streaming on Prime Video-2024)

Fool Me Once (Streaming on Netflix – January 1st, 2024)

The Book of Clarence (In theaters January 12th)

True Detective: Night Country (Streaming on Max-January 14th, 2024)

Masters of the Air (Streaming on Apple TV+ – January 26th, 2024)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Streaming on Prime Video – February 2nd, 2024)

Fallout (Streaming on Prime Video-April 12th, 2024)

Season 2-House of the Dragon (Streaming on Max-Summer 2024)

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What to Watch on Turkey Day?-TV and Film Watchlist

Whether you have a Thanksgiving routine with your family or want to start some new traditions check out this Turkey Day watch list…

Network Television

  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade [8:30 AM- 12:00 PM/ET, on NBC]
  • The 2023 National Dog Show [12:00 PM/ET on NBC]
  • Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions [12:30 PM/ET on FOX]
  • Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys [4:30 PM/ET on CBS]
  • San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks [8:20 PM/ET on NBC]

Streaming Networks

**Netflix

  • Rustin: Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
  • Best. Christmas. Ever!: After a twist of fate brings their families together for Christmas, Charlotte sets out to prove her old friend Jackie’s life is too good to be true.
  • The Killer: After a fateful near miss, an assassin battles his employers — and himself — on an international hunt for retribution he insists isn’t personal.
  • Leo: A coming-of-age musical comedy about the last year of elementary school as seen through the eyes of a class pet.

**Hulu

  • The League: The dynamic journey of Negro League baseball’s triumphs and challenges is told through previously unearthed archival footage and interviews with legendary players.
  • Quiz Lady: A hilarious and heartfelt comedy starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as estranged sisters forced to cover their mother’s gambling debts, set out to get the cash the only way they know how – by turning Anne (Awkwafina) into a bona-fide gameshow champion.
  • Season 5-Fargo: In this anthology series inspired by the 1996 film, each season follows a mostly new cast of characters who get involved with murder investigations in different Midwestern towns, with seemingly unrelated crimes sometimes being connected in some way.

**Disney+

  • Dashing Through the Snow: After a traumatic experience, Eddie Garrick, a social worker, no longer believes in the magic of Christmas. At the request of his estranged wife, he brings his daughter Charlotte to work where a magical adventure begins for them.
  • The Naughty Nine: Mischievous fifth grader Andy finds himself without a visit or presents from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other “naughty listers” to help him execute an elaborate heist at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve. Along the way, the group comes to realize that the very best way off the naughty list is to redirect their unique talents for good — instead of mischief.
  • Season 2-Loki: The second season of the American television series Loki, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name, sees Loki working with Mobius M. Mobius, Hunter B-15, and other members of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) to navigate the multiverse in order to find Sylvie, Ravonna Renslayer, and Miss Minutes. 

**Max

  • Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.
  • The Gilded Age: The Gilded Age follows a young woman who moves in with her old-money aunts and quickly gets entangled in the social war between them and their new-money neighbors. In a world on the brink of the modern age, will she follow the rules of society or forge her own path?
  • Rebuilding Black Wall Street: A six-part docu-series focusing on the ongoing reconstruction of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, which was destroyed in the 1921 massacre.

**Paramount +

  • Good Burger 2: Dexter Reed and cashier Ed reunite at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees.
  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves: American Western television series based on the life of the first African American Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River, Bass Reeves
  • Milli Vanilli: The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, featuring interviews with the real singers, record executives, the producer mastermind behind the deception and exclusive interviews with Rob and Fab.

Apple TV+

  • A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown’s for Thanksgiving, even though he’s going to see his grandmother; Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.
  • Lessons in Chemistry: In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott’s dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere; she accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of housewives way more than recipes.

**In Theaters

  • Wish
  • Thanksgiving
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
  • Napoleon
  • The Marvels
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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-October 2023

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When are in full Autumn mode!! So what better way to finish out the month than to find a good book to dive into! Much like in the summer, I quite enjoy sitting on my balcony, feeling the cool breeze come through, while the sun hits my face! To get you in the Fall mood, I have a nice selection of literary treats for you to pick from below.

Get those coins ready!!

Check out this month’s recommendation below:

  • Family Meal ~Bryan Washington
  • Goodbye Earl: A Revenge Novel ~Leesa Cross-Smith
  • How Far You Have Come ~Morgan Harper-Nichols
  • Black Joy ~Edited by Charlie Brinkhust-Cuff and Timi Sotire
  • Holler, Child ~Latoya Watkins
  • You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty ~Akwaeke Emezi
  • The Princess of Thornwood Drive ~Khalia Moreau
  • Danni’s Juke Joint Comfort Food: ModernDay RecipesOle Skool Flavas ~Danni Rose

As an extra bonus spotlight, check out this Black-owned bookstore in Houston, TX called “Kindred Stories”!!

Don’t forget to support your local bookstores and libraries!!

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!

“The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of reeducation and regeneration that must be done. In fact, he should march right in front.”

-Chinua Achebe 

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-August 2023

Another month has coming and the reading lists continue! Hopefully you were able to enjoy the summer with a few good reads. But just in case you need a new literary fix, you know I always got you covered!

Check out this month’s book recommendations below:

  • Honey & Spice ~Bolu Babalola
  • The Secret to a Southern Wedding ~Synithia Williams
  • The Fraud ~Zadie Smith
  • Forgive Me Not ~Jennifer Baker
  • Forged By Blood ~Ehigbor Okosun
  • The Unsettled ~Ayana Mathis
  • As You Walk On By ~Julian Winters
  • Ander & Santi Were Here ~Jonny Garza Villa

Don’t forget to support your local bookstores and libraries!!

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!

“But surely to tell these tall tales and others like them would be to spread the myth, the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect.” -Zadie Smith (White Teeth)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Coming to the close of another month, but the trailers still keep coming! Check them out below:

Season 3: Volume 2-The Witcher (Streaming on Netflix July 27th)

Season 6-The Chi (Streaming on Showtime August 4th)

The Passenger (Streaming August 4th on Paramount Network)

Season 2-Winning Time (Streaming August 6th on Max)

Season 2-Rap Sh!t (Streaming August 10th on Max)

Retribution (In theaters August 25th)

Season 2-The Wheel of Time (Streaming September 1st on Prime Video)

Gen V (Streaming September 29th on Prime Video)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

New television and movies are headed your way! Check out this week’s trailers below:

Season 2-This Fool (Streaming on Hulu July 28th)

Season 2-Good Omens (Streaming on Prime Video July 28th)

Season 3-Physical (Streaming on Apple TV+ August 2nd)

Painkiller (Streaming on Netflix August 10th)

The Creator (In theaters September 29th)

The Holdovers (In theaters November 10th)

Matlock (Streaming Fall 2023 on CBS)

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

Let me just say I am loving today’s trailer line-up! Lots of things to get you through these dog days of summer heat and a few to get you ready for Fall and Winter! Nothing like having a few shows to binge while staying cool!

So let’s see what’s on deck, check out the latest trailers below:

Full Circle (Streaming on Max July 13th)

Special Op: Lioness (Streaming on Paramount Plus July 23rd)

Season 3-Reservation Dogs (Streaming on Hulu August 2nd)

Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Streaming on Netflix August 2nd)

Napolean (In theaters November 22)

Wonka (In theaters December 15th)

Bob Marley: One Love (In theaters 2024)

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#30DaysofBlackJoy…Day 20-Celebrating Literary Black Joy (Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-June Edition)!!

I am truly a sucker for a good book. Getting caught up in a good book definitely brings me much joy!! Books on top of Books, this is definitely something that you will not see a shortage of whether in my home or office. Black joy is not limited to one idea, much like reading diversely is not limited to one genre of interest.

Thus, today’s #BlackJoy moment is all about celebrating Black literary work that encompasses Pride, Juneteenth, and Summer Solstice! Along with my monthly book recommendation list, I am including books that exude and channel Black Joy!!

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Black Joy Book List

  • The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World ~Jessica Nabongo
  • It’s Not All Downhill From Here ~Terry McMillan
  • Open Water ~Caleb Azumah Nelson
  • Who Will You Be? by Andrea Pippins
  • Friday I’m in Love ~Camryn Garrett
  • A Lowcountry Bride ~Preslaysa Williams
  • You So Black by Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D
  • A Garden of Black Joy: Global Poetry from the Edges of Liberation and Living ~Black Table Arts
  • Meals, Music and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen ~Alexander Smalls

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-June Edition

  • Jubilee ~Margaret Walker
  • Power & Magic The Queer Witch Comics Anthology ~Edited by Joamette Gil
  • Black Queer Freedom : Spaces of Injury and Paths of Desire ~GerShun Avilez
  • Palmares by Gayl Jones
  • Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope ~Kwame Alexander
  • Charming As a Verb ~Ben Philippe
  • The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology ~Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, & Piper Huguley
  • Beasts of Prey & Beasts of Ruin ~Ayana Gray

Happy Pride Month!! Happy Juneteenth!! and Happy Summer Solstice!!

By sharing these lists I hope they bring you much joy as you read them and please feel free to share these awesome literary treats/books by Black authors with your friends and family!!

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!!

“Never be afraid to sit a while and think.” ~Lorraine Hansberry