Last month, when Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson announced Spike Lee’s Academy Award win for Best Adapted Screenplay for “BlacKKKlansman,” the first thing I did was get up and scream. It was late, my siblings were probably asleep, and my mom was already tired of my cheering and grumbling in response to the previously… Read on
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For some reason, I walked into the advance press screening for “Captain Marvel” this week with pretty low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn’t half bad. A reason why I wasn’t too excited to watch the movie was that, when I looked at the trailer, I only saw one person… Read on
Whenever prompted with the topic of sexuality and gender identification, I had never thought twice. I would simply brush off the subject since I had always been confident in who I feel I am: a girl. I always thought gender was a confusing conversation topic, thinking there was not much to discuss. More clearly said,… Read on
Everything Nic Stone and Angie Thomas said at their Charis Books-sponsored conversation at Friends School of Atlanta in Decatur on February 9 was something I needed to hear. From talking about how if a black girl sells drugs she gets thrown in jail versus her white counterparts who “would get a slap on the wrist for… Read on
The Collision Project's "Letters to Dr. King," performance at the Alliance Theatre, showcased teens advocating for activism and encouraging others like them to use their creative side to make a change. Read on
Being on stage with these people demands that I use every ounce, every single essence of my energy, of my flame, for this piece of art. Holding back would be an insult. Read on
