Author John Ridley Breaks Down DC’s ‘GCPD: The Blue Wall’
Academy Award winner, John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) can do it all! He can explore the harsh reality and
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‘Unapologetic’ is an Unflinching Exploration of Activism
“What is this helping?” is one of the first sentences uttered by a white restaurant patron unsettled in Unapologetic’s first
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Justin Hartley Joins Mo McRae’s Dark Comedy-Thriller ‘A Lot of Nothing’
The former superhero takes a villainous turn as Justin Hartley is being added to the talented cast of the feature
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NOC Interview: ‘Small Axe’ Star Sheyi Cole Talks ‘Alex Wheatle’
With his bold and multifaceted Small Axe anthology, Steve McQueen has made the films of the moment. Three of the
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Hard NOC Life: Batman Pride Forever
On the last Hard NOC Life of Pride Month, Shawn, Dominic, and Keith re-contextualize Joel Schumacher’s contributions to the legacy of
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They Are Still Killing Radio Raheem
In just over a month, Spike Lee’s masterful Do the Right Thing will be 31 years old. Me and a
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Witnessing a Revolution Unfold (And How I Hope it Continues)
Originally posted at Just Add Color | Featured photo by munshots on Unsplash The past few days have been a whirlwind, to say
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Hard NOC Life: This is America
Shawn, Dominic, and Keith discuss the state of the world in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, another
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‘Pokémon Go’ and Choosing the Blackest Joy
by Lauren Bullock | Originally posted at Black Nerd Problems As you might expect, it begins with a selection of
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Let’s Talk About Police Brutality: A Black-ish Recap
On last night’s episode of the ABC comedy show black-ish, the sitcom took a big chance and dedicated an entire episode on police brutality,
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NOC Rewind: If Captain America Were in Ferguson
In lieu of the injustice that was carried out in Missouri last night, we will not be updating with any
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The Homicide of Darrien Hunt: An Update
Last week, we brought you Black Girl Nerds’ account of the shooting of Darrien Hunt, the 22-year old Utah man
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Cosplaying While Black? The Homicide of Darrien Hunt
by Jamie Broadnax | Originally posted at Black Girl Nerds This morning I read the link to a news article
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My Chance Encounter as Captain America with a 9/11 Responder
by Vishavjit Singh | Originally posted at Medium.com On a hot July summer day in New York City, I was
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Days of Future Ferguson
Originally posted on Silva Culture I finally saw X-Men: Days of Future Past at our local close-to-DVD-release cheap theater that
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If Captain America Were in Ferguson…
One of the biggest stories in comics and pop culture over the summer was from Marvel Comics showing their efforts
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Genius: The Tipping Point
by Marc Bernardin [Ed. note: This essay first appeared as a series of tweets on Marc’s twitter account and is
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Genius from Top Cow: An Endorsement
After reading this book, I was hesitant to review it. It is one of those rare books that transcended the
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