Nicole Ari Parker may be known for her many memorable roles, including her most recent ones in The Best Man: The Final Chapters, And Just Like That, as well as Chicago P.D., but indie film is what got the NYU Tisch School of the Arts alum here. And she hasn’t…

Why Harlem Is Not “the Black Sex and the City” By Ronda Racha Penrice Harlem is a newish show that stars Meagan Good and follows four Black female friends who experience the funny, emotional, embarrassing, and everything in between on their journey to success after college. The show has been…

Nathalie Emmanuel’s role as Ramsey shows intelligence is the not-so-secret ingredient in Black girl magic — The Fast and the Furious is 20 years old. That means an entire generation has grown up on this franchise revolving around cars, family, loyalty, and improbable yet thrilling stunts. And that’s not a bad thing. It means that today’s generation has come of age with a summer blockbuster staple…

What Black Women Filmmakers Dawn Porter, Deborah Riley Draper, and Salima Koroma Are Teaching Us About Tulsa and the “Future of Black Freedom” This Juneteenth and Beyond By Ronda Racha Penrice Because the official centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre happened over Memorial Day weekend, culminating in the first-ever appearance…

The popular TV series opened eyes about basic American history — Prior to the fall 2019 premiere of HBO’s Watchmen, far too few people had heard of the Tulsa Race Massacre, as it is now known. And a show, even one starring Academy-awarding actress Regina King and based off a cult comic series of the same name, yet far removed from…

Black women have contributed to the ceremony in more ways than acting. It’s time to give us our flowers (and our awards). It’s well-known that Halle Berry is the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar. It’s one of the few ways in which a Black woman has…

When racialized horror gets too deep, some viewers tune in while others tune out — Amazon’s Them (officially Them: Covenant) is out, and let’s just say Twitter has largely not been here for it. Over the weekend, the series trended heavily. Executive producer Lena Waithe was dragged relentlessly as many erroneously pegged her as the series’ creator and writer. (Let’s be real: Some of the…

The legendary costume designer talks power, beauty, and film — When it comes to representing how Black people dress on the big screen, Ruth E. Carter is unparalleled. Her gift and passion for the craft makes her among the best costume designers to ever do it. …

White people solo-judging television and film is so normative for them that it didn’t even seem wrong until recently — It’s easy to get swept up in the big emotions of it all. Daniel Kaluuya’s Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture–Drama for playing Black Panther Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah helped kick off the show. Fellow Brit John Boyega followed him with…