I love the fashion of it all. I love to dress up and “turn a lewk”, as they say, when I went to the Critics Choice Awards this past Sunday. For this fine occasion I dusted off my vintage YSL cape that first made an appearance at Gold Gala 2021 and paired it...
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With all that is happening in Hollywood, I can’t help but think of how Maureen Ryan’s book Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood is more relevant than ever. And as the book suggests, perhaps we should burn it down. Vanity...
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…and the best acceptance speech at the 8th annual Critics Choice Association Celebration of Black Cinema & Television goes to… Janelle James! The Abbot Elementary star was honored with the Comedy Award – and didn’t have to cry or show titties to be...
Artist Glenn Kaino is is a product of the Greatest Generation: Gen X. It’s a generation that gave us hip-hop and the internet, and — the work of Glenn Kaino. his artist career has led him to a role as Chief Creative Officer of the 2.0 era of Napster and the Senior...
This post was originally posted on the DIASPORA newsletter on December 2, 2025. Subscribe here! As the year comes to a close, I am trying to cram as many FYC films into my eyeballs as possible before voting deadlines for the various critics organizations of which...
If you turn to page 130 of Tre’vell Anderson’s book “We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film”, you will see a name within the text. And that name is Dino-Ray Ramos. I’m not putting shine on “We See Each...
