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This year, the Oscars attempted to host a semi-virtual ceremony that was supposed to play out like a movie. It did this with mixed levels of success — until the ending. For weeks leading up to the Oscars, speculators agreed on one thing: The late Chadwick Boseman seemed guaranteed to win Best Actor for his […]

Happy 3 year anniversary of the Black Panther film — a cultural phenomenon that showed the power of Black cinema

Kendrick Lamar is as prolific as he is innovative. The Compton emcee is considered one of the greatest rappers of his generation. He’s covered California gang culture, Black adolescence, and social justice in an almost cinematic fashion. The man known as Kung-Fu Kenny is a favorite amongst his peers, die-hard Hip-Hop fans, and even former […]

2020 was a strange and strained year in so many ways. Every aspect of culture has had to adapt to shifting circumstances. But cinema in particular — an institution based on the idea of large groups of people sitting in a tightly-packed room for two hours — had to adjust. Schedules for both production and […]

When news of Chadwick Boseman’s death was announced back in August, the world grieved the loss of a true artist. This loss was made more apparent with his final role in Netflix’s original film,Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, starring Viola Davis and produced by Denzel Washington. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a film adaptation of August […]

The Black community is grieving the death of Chadwick Boseman together.

“I draw a blank on the divisions of age or gender or any sense of identity.”

Hosted by Keke Palmer, the 2020 VMAs featured many highlights—a Lady Gaga’s masks, Miley Cyrus’s wrecking ball, and the Black Eyed Peas’ UFO, to name a few. But Chadwick Boseman was an overarching presence.

The Internet is mourning the passing of the Black Panther star.

The Black Panther star will be playing yet another boundary-breaking action hero.