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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.

Octavia Spencer pictured as Sue Ann in the film Ma with the title, "Subverting the Mammy - Extended Cut"

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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.

Image of Terry and Diane in Why Did I Get Married with the title, "Patriarchy and Possession: Extended Cut"

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

Image of Nia Long as "Nina Mosley" and Larenz Tate as "Darius Lovehall" in Theodore Witchers Love Jones. Title "Ego and Possibility".

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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,

Image of Octavia Spencer as "Constance Grady" and Gabrielle Union as "Renee Slater" in Ugly Betty. Title "The Ugliness of Misogynoir"

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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

Image of Yona and Hak with title "Parallel Conviction"

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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 will

Image of Inori looking distraught with title "Child Autonomy"

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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.

Image of Queen Latifah as "Georgia" in Last Holiday

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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

Picture of Yona looking distraught with title: "Shattered Youth"

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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