A couple of weeks back the AAFCA family had a chance to chat with two phenomenal talents – Tony and Grammy award-winner Leslie Odom, Jr. (Harriet, Murder on the Orient Expess) and Tony, Grammy and Lucille Lortell award-winner Daveed Diggs… Read More ›
Everything has an expiration date. A line from the final scene in last year’s season four finale of the hit TV show GREENLEAF. The line is spoken to Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge), a character we’ve watched go from the prodigal… Read More ›
“We Bloods won’t let nobody use our rage against us. We control our rage.” Norman, DA 5 BLOODS I was 15-years-old when director Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” came out in the summer of ’89. It was the first… Read More ›
“In reading (the script), I was cracking up. The relationship dynamics and the idea of this couple on the brink of a breakup having to rely on one another to solve a murder was hilarious to me.” Issa Rae And… Read More ›
“Slavery taught Black people to survive, but not how to live. And that’s what we pass on to each other.” Part of a quote spoken by the lead character in A DAY AND A NIGHT, the new crime drama that… Read More ›
“What if you could rewrite the story?” is the tagline on the one-sheet for Netflix’s latest series HOLLYWOOD, released today, May 1. A fantastical, revisionist telling of a post-World War II, 1940’s Hollywood industry and those who are trying to… Read More ›
Stepping into the music competition market is Netflix with its new show “Rhythm and Flow” premiering on Wednesday, October 9. In the show, global superstars Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and Tip “T.I.” Harris are on the hunt to locate… Read More ›
Happy Holidays MMT Fam! This has truly been one of the most difficult years of my life and I am extremely grateful to be writing this post. Thank you to everyone who’s still touching base to make sure I am… Read More ›
Happy Saturday MMT Fam! This Fall equinox has brought with it some pleasant, cooler weather – the perfect time for a stay in movie weekend! I wanted to share a few of my Netflix choices from the month, and of… Read More ›
I’m a little late to the party, but was so moved with this #FirstTimeISawMe campaign by Netflix that I feel inspired to share my thoughts. When I think back on representation in television and when I first saw images of… Read More ›
