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
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To say that the first weeks of Black History Month 2019, were a mess would be an understatement. With so many controversies lately including various companies using racist caricatures of black people in the name of fashion, all of the positives of this month have just been completely washed over. So when I found out… Read on
VOX ATL reporters Lyric, Erin and Rachel talked with "The Hate U Give" creators Angie Thomas and George Tillman Jr. about the importance and necessity of films for young black girls. Read on
"It is crazy that we need a movie that depicts what happens out here in the real world for it to get peoples' attention. Police brutality is very much a real thing, so why do we need a fictional representation of it for people to sit up and realize?" Read on
Walking into the press screening, I was praying that I wasn’t going to watch another subpar movie about progressing the black movement that failed to break any new ground. I am ecstatic to announce that my prayers were answered. Read on
Black women are stereotyped to the point where it makes me want to roll my eyes into another dimension. They are shown to be ditzy, annoying, loud, disrespectful, and attention seeking. Read on