The Rebecca Hall-directed Passing may be based on a book written by Nella Larsen in 1929, but the topic is quite relevant in the 21st century. The story follows two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white...
"Congratulations to Michaela Coel and Michaela Coel only" was a popular tweet (or a variation of) circulating around this last night during the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards telecast and well into this morning. Why, you ask? BECAUSE SHE WAS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE OF COLOR...
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains minor details about Blue Bayou. Read at your own risk! With Blue Bayou, actor and filmmaker Justin Chon isn't just giving us a family drama, he is giving a bookend to a family saga that's epic in emotion but very intimate in...
Today marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month and we should expect a lot of celebration of the Latino and Hispanic culture -- although it should be said that there is a distinction between the two communities (read here). Nonetheless, as corporate entities...
DIASPORA BULLETIN is a virtual community board where filmmakers, writers and creators can write their own article/announcement about events, screenings or their own indie project (film, TV pilot, web series, short film, etc). For complete details on how to...
The first trailer for the Lana Wachowski-directed The Matrix Resurrections brings us back to the red and blue pill of it all with Keanu Reeves leading the charge -- but it seems like he doesn't know he's Neo. But Yahya Abdul Mateen II sure as hell knows he is...
The first episode of Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. drops on Disney+ today and I couldn't be more excited. The remake of the original Doogie Howser M.D. which debuted in 1989 is a morsel of goodness without bubbling over with cheese. It pays homage to the original which...
Netflix's Sisters On Track has teamed with the Colgate Women's Games to launch the #anybodyseethedream Social Impact Campaign. The new campaign encourages young women to register for the 47th Annual Colgate Women’s Games as a way to bring the film’s themes to life,...
As soon as I heard that there was gonna be a music drama titled Queens on ABC starring Ruff Ryders' First Lady Eve; 3LW alum and star of the 2009 iteration of Fame Naturi Naughton, The League actress Nadine Velazquez; and the one and only "I Wanna Be Down" icon...
