The Part of Nerd Culture That Loves You Back
**The following review contains minor spoilers** When Wanuri Kahiu’s film Rafiki screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, where I had the honor of seeing it, it couldn’t even be screened in its own country. The film, about two girls who fall in love despite […]
Gina Torres has had a long and storied acting career that spans decades. Theatre, TV and film – she’s done it all. After starring USA’s Suits for 8 seasons, she is currently working on a spinoff that will take her character, Jessica Pearson, to Chicago […]
August has come and gone, but it’s never too late to look back on the queerest comics convention in the U.S. — FlameCon. Hosted in New York City every August, this fully-volunteer run convention gives you panels, cosplay contests, and an Artist’s Alley that will […]
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Monsters and Men explores three different perspectives of a Brooklyn shooting and how this tragic event affect those points of view and the broader community. Bed Stuy local Darius “Big D” Larson is shot and killed by a white cop after the […]
Angie Thomas has been steady at work. The author has been consistently on the move promoting the film adaptation of her book The Hate U Give, something you can sense excites her when speaking to her, even over the phone. I had the opportunity to […]