Category: Sitting Up In My Room
The Wishing Tree With Alfre Woodard: A Beautiful Movie About Finding Your Way Home + Full Movie
Sometimes you want a movie that doesn't demand everything from you.
Something you can put on while folding clothes, answering emails, working on a [...]
Why Does He Get Angry When Youâre Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship
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Hidden Black Film Herstory: Stompin at the Savoy | Directed by Debbie Allen
Sometimes Black womenâs films are praised for being ânice,â ânostalgic,â or âbeloved,â while the craft gets undercounted. Stompinâ at the Savoy was no [...]
Before You Yell âCocaine,â Learn What 1980s Black Joy Looked Like
The adults around us didn't even have "McDonald's money" when cheeseburgers were four for a dollar. How do you figure everyone had "cocaine money?"
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Different Go-Go, Same Refusal to Disappear into Misery
I just discovered something beautiful.
There are two kinds of âGoGo.â
One was born in Washington, DC.
One comes from Tanzania.
And somehow [...]
Ketty Lester: Honor the Firsts, Remember the Closed Doors
Ketty Lester deserves more than a passing mention. She deserves the kind of appreciation that slows the room down.
Born Revoyda Frierson in Hope, Ark [...]
The Black Performance Genius Behind Americaâs âIconicâ Jazz Style
I like Bob Fosse too. He was a brilliant dancer and choreographer. But his style is heavily influenced by Black dancers. You can't even put too mu [...]
đ¤ď¸ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
There comes a moment â after the thunder, after the tears â when the air feels different.
Itâs quieter.
Cleaner.
You can finally see what was [...]
8 Lessons for Survivors from the Film Mi Familia
I first saw this film back when walking down the aisles of Blockbuster on Friday nights was hot.
I picked up the case, saw a lot of my favorite acto [...]