Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
It’s not every day you come across a series like Boarders — one that’s sharp, hilarious, and unafraid to tackle privilege, race, class, and teenage chaos all in the same breath. Created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, the BBC and Tubi teen dramedy follows five Black scholarship students dropped into the overwhelmingly white, posh world of […]
For our latest episode of This Might Get Me Canceled, I sat down with director and writer Thembi Banks—and this one’s not about surface-level success. It’s about the real stuff: the detours, the delays, the doubt, and the deep-rooted drive it takes to stay in the game. From directing her feature debut Young. Wild. Free. […]
In Government Cheese, David Oyelowo brings to life Hampton Chambers—a character as layered, chaotic, and heartfelt as the show itself. READ: Apple TV+ Drops First Trailer for Government Cheese, a Surrealist Comedy Led by David Oyelowo Set in 1969 San Fernando Valley, the Apple TV+ series follows Hampton, a man fresh out of prison with big […]
In Apple TV+’s Government Cheese, Bokeem Woodbine isn’t just acting—he’s having a ball. And honestly, so are we. The new series, set in 1969 San Fernando Valley, is far from your average period drama. It follows Hampton Chambers (played by David Oyelowo), a man recently released from prison who returns to a home that’s moved […]
While Alexis Floyd stepped into scrubs as Dr. Simone Griffith on Grey’s Anatomy, she was also pouring herself into another kind of role—one that reconnected her to her roots as a dancer and reminded her, and so many of us, about the importance of play in the middle of the grind. In Play Hard, a […]
In Warfare, real-life experience meets raw storytelling. Co-written and co-directed by former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza and acclaimed filmmaker Alex Garland, Warfare is a gripping real-time war drama that doesn’t just depict battle—it immerses you in it. With D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai stepping into Mendoza’s boots alongside a powerhouse ensemble, the film captures the chaos, silence, brotherhood, […]
Warfare isn’t your typical war film. There’s no storyline. No arc. No triumphant mission. No clean resolution. What you get instead is a memory—fragmented, raw, and intimate. Directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, and rooted in Mendoza’s real-life experience as a Navy SEAL, Warfare drops us into a single mission in Ramadi, Iraq in […]
If you loved Season 2 of Survival of the Thickest as much as I did, then you already know Peppermint’s expanded storyline was one of the standout highlights this season. I caught up with the multi-talented actress and activist to talk about what it meant to go from guest appearances to a fully fleshed-out, heartfelt […]
Michelle Buteau is back as Mavis Beaumont in Season 2 of Survival of the Thickest—and this time, she’s bringing the body, the boldness, and the Black girl joy all the way to Rome. But don’t let the laughs fool you—this season gets real in the best way. I sat down with Michelle for an honest […]
Let’s talk O’Dessa—the new rock opera from Geremy Jasper that dropped on Hulu after its SXSW premiere. I went in curious. I came out confused…but entertained? Kinda. Let me explain. O’Dessa is what happens when a post-apocalyptic love story, a musical, and a surreal fever dream all walk into a bar—and decide to stay a […]