love and basketball
Love and Basketball: A Game of Misogyny | Video Essay (Extended Cut)
This month's video essay features Gina Prince-Bythewood's, Love & Basketball.
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sneek peak
May Video Sneak Peek
A little preview of the upcoming video. I'll be tapping into another classic Black romance film! Heads up, this one's gonna be a bit longer than my other videos. The extended cut of the video will be live here tomorrow! Public version will be dropping on
why did i get married
Toxic Masculinity and Ethical Cheating in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too | Video Essay (Extended Cut)
This month's video essay features Tyler Perry's, Why Did I Get Married.
sneek peak
April Video Sneak Peek
Yes, we're back in Tyler Perry business (with a subtle drag loading). Lil preview of the couples that'll be featured. Trust and believe, something is loading in the future for Patricia and Gavin... The extended cut of the video will be live here tomorrow! Public version
video essay
Mammy, Desirability, and White Anxiety in Ma (2019) | Video Essay (Extended Cut)
This month's video essay features Ma (2019), the horror film directed by Tate Taylor and starring Octavia Spencer as our main antagonist.
classic black romance series
Patriarchy and Possession in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married | Video Essay
In today's video essay, I'll be tapping into Tyler Perry's, Why Did I Get Married. A comedic romance film that follows couples in a friend group attending their annual couples’ retreat to work on their marriages. I'll be focusing on the couple
classic black romance series
Love Jones, Ego and Possibility | Video Essay
In today's video essay, I'll be discussing Love Jones, a Black romance classic that weaves the love story of two artists in Chicago. While draped in romantic cinematography, the film reflects the modern reality of dating through the main characters as they struggle with vulnerability, honesty,
video essay
Ugly Betty and the Ugliness of Misogynoir | Video Essay
In today's video essay, I'll be plugging into Ugly Betty, and digging into the scarcity of Black women in the show yet blatant misogynoir perpetuated by the writers when Black women DID appear on screen in significant roles and plotlines. Tap in as a tug on
manga video essay
Yona of the Dawn Volume 2 | A Raging Storm and Unbending Steel
Back with another manga video essay! In today's episode, I'll be taking an introspective look at Volume 2 of the historical fantasy manga, Yona of the Dawn. This video essay picks up following Su-Won's betrayal, as Yona and Hak flee the palace and
manga video essay
Medalist Chapter 1 | Fighting for Dreams and Autonomy
A manga video essay looking at child autonomy in Tsurumaikada's seinen manga, Medalist, through Inori's journey into the figure skating world.
classic black romance series
Last Holiday | Classic Black Romance Movie Series
Last Holiday is the first film featured in my "Classic Black Romance Movie" series. Queen Latifah stars in the film as Georgia Byrd, a working class woman who learns she is diagnosed with a terminal illness at the beginning of the film. While the film is a romance
manga video essay
Yona of the Dawn Volume 1 | A Shattered Youth; The Night Everything Changed for Princess Yona
A manga video essay with an introspective look at (one of the best shojo manga) Yona of the Dawn Volume 1 and a betrayal that went down in shojo history. This video essay will feature Yona of the Dawn edits pulled from panels in the manga as we are introduced