Adanze Akams, Staff Writer

February 21, 2020 • No Comments

“When people hear me sing,” she told The New York Times. “I want them to be happy, happy, happy. I don’t want them thinking about when there’s not any money, or when there’s fighting at home. My message is always felicidad ― happiness.”

Dylan K. Little, Editor-In-Chief

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

"But after growing up in the Harlem Renaissance, Washington had been surrounded by black artists and she was fiercely proud of her heritage.  As such, Washington wouldn’t allow the film studio to cast her in roles which required her to ‘pass’ as white.."

Dylan K. Little, Editor-in-Chief

February 11, 2020 • No Comments

“A painful experience of my own led me to Waters..Waters has tried his best, but no matter what you do, they still hate you.’”

Adanze Akams, Contributor

February 4, 2020 • No Comments

"She wanted her son to go with her. But Emmett was set on joining his cousins and spending the end of the summer in Mississippi. When she put her son on a Southbound train, it was the last time she would see him alive.”

February 3, 2020 • No Comments

“I think what you are trying to ask is why am I so insistent in giving out to them that Black-ness that Black-power that Black…pushing them to identity with Black culture....

January 21, 2020 • No Comments

First they criminalize you, then they kill you, then they acted like they agreed with you all along...

Adanze Akams, Contributor

January 13, 2020 • 1 Comment

"[O]f the estimated 613,000 people reported missing in the U.S. last year, about 60% were people of color...Estimates by the Black and Missing Foundation put the total number of disappeared black women and girls at 64,000.”

Dylan K. Little, Editor-In-Chief

December 8, 2019 • No Comments

The Black Mona Lisa was posted on Amandla!'s Instagram and touched people across the globe which is a testament to the importance of Ms. Oliveira's and Mr. Caldeira's insight in creating this ongoing art exhibition. 

Dylan K. Little, Editor-In-Chief

December 6, 2019 • No Comments

There are not a lot of films out there, at least what I have observed, that show Black people coming together as a collective to fight back against oppression. Queen and Slim shows this beautifully and I believe this movie should be the standard for all people who want to write or make films about the Black struggle. 

Dylan K. Little, Editor-In-Chief

December 5, 2019 • No Comments

"Tamir loved to be with his brothers and sisters, and had a smile that would brighten any room. Tamir also loved the arts. The process of creative self-expression brought him joy."

Dylan K. Little, Editor In Chief

November 20, 2019 • No Comments

"[T]here was no asking, where is Biden? Even though he is ... polling with a lot of the older African Americans with a nostalgia and its the Obama [memory]...clearly in the South, here in the North, I don't think he would be polling that high and especially with people 40 and under, he's not polling that high, and so again, he is not making the connections that he should and this was a missed opportunity for him ..."

Dylan K. Little, Editor-in-Chief

November 12, 2019 • No Comments

What I really like about this film is that there are no white savior characters. 

November 11, 2019 • No Comments

Born December 19, 1875 - Homegoing April 3, 1950 Summary: American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American...

Dylan K. Little, Editor-In-Chief

November 7, 2019 • No Comments

In the 1984 film, The Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso (played by Ralph Macchio) delivered the kick heard around the world to Johnny Lawrence (played by William Zabka).  The so-called...