Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw
Black Power, Black revolution, Black militancy - in a rapid game of Word Association, you’d be somewhat forgiven for instantly connecting...
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Ope Oduwole
Oct 25, 20213 min read
Insecure Review: S5 E1 'Reunited, Okay?'
There is a lot to unpack when it comes to Issa and Molly’s complicated relationship in this episode. From their accidental twinning to...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Oct 6, 20216 min read
Partying While Black in a Pandemic
The global pandemic highlighted the demand for black events and the dearth of events and spaces, especially throughout Summer into the...
Naila Aroni
Oct 6, 20214 min read
We Are Lady Parts Captures The Islamophobia Visible Muslim Women Face
In today’s highly digitised era, most social-media savvy young adults find the idea of internet virality appealing. While most would fawn...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Jul 5, 20214 min read
Film Review: Bad Hair
Ever had a day when your hair just isn’t doing what you want it to? This is more or less the premise of Justin Simien’s Bad Hair, which...
Ope Oduwole
May 12, 20215 min read
The BRITs 2021: Performance Made Political
Throughout 2020 and into the beginning months of 2021, the contrast between affecting positive change and performative gestures has not...
Karen Chalamilla
May 7, 20213 min read
Film Review: Binti
While the Tanzanian film industry has offered different portrayals of Tanzanian womanhood over the years, there is still a general lack...
Ore Abiona
May 3, 20213 min read
Finale Review: Line Of Duty
The pressure to close a series as big as Line of Duty, admittedly, must be pretty immense. The show has gone from strength to strength,...
Andrea Nzeribe
Apr 30, 20213 min read
5 Noteworthy Animated Music Videos
I feel like it wouldn’t be fair to go through the whole of #AnimatedApril ignoring animation in music. For decades music videos have...
Ope Oduwole
Apr 26, 20215 min read
8 Mangas That Outdid Their Animes
If you look closely, you can find an anime epiphany on Frank Ocean’s Sweet Life opening lyrics, “the best song wasn’t the single.”...
Marvel Kalu
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Film Review: I Care A Lot
There is something incredibly unhinged about seeing Rosamund Pike in a blunt cut bob, I just automatically knew this film was going to...
Sarah Oladele
Mar 9, 20217 min read
Defrosting the Ice Queen Trope
In light of International Women’s Day - let’s take a look at one of the most popular female character archetypes: The Ice Queen. Usually...
Karen Chalamilla
Mar 5, 20216 min read
Tilda, Online Romance and Unexpected Connections
Tilda, the second film from Shorties, a gal-dem series of short films by POC filmmakers is a nearly 7min film that sees what starts off...
Ope Oduwole
Mar 4, 20214 min read
WandaVision: Season Finale Theories
Despite Marvel's decorated cinematic run, their TV catalogue hasn’t had the same reception. Titles like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stand as...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Film Review: The United States vs Billie Holiday
The United States vs Billie Holiday tells the story of Jazz legend, Billie Holiday who was well known for her vocals and battling with...
Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Nene Leakes' Most Memeable Moments
NeNe “Linnethia”Leakes is a reality television icon. Even if you’ve never watched an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you’ve...
Ope Oduwole
Feb 14, 20213 min read
5 Worst Romantic Films From The Floor
Next to naps, Forex trading over Instagram and buying drinks in the club, Valentine’s Day takes its rightful place as a scam of the...
Karen Chalamilla
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Five TV Shows On Friendship
I can't get enough of comfort food these days. My diet only incorporates TV shows that make me feel all warm and snug- kind of like an...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Feb 3, 20214 min read
The Undoing and The Flight Attendant: Female Protagonists Confronting Reality
Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence and substance abuse When I think about the portrayal of women in...
Karen Chalamilla
Jan 19, 20217 min read
On Sex and Bridgerton
One Saturday afternoon when I was about 10-years-old, I found a DVD when I rummaged through a cousin’s drawer looking for spare change to...
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