I am so happy to share that David Oyelowo’s directorial debut, THE WATER MAN, premieres today! It was one of my favorite films of 2020 and, after screening it last year at the Urbanworld Film Festival, I couldn’t wait until… Read More ›
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AAFCA Roundtable with Naturi Naughton and Michael Rainey Jr. from POWER BOOK II: GHOST
We don’t have to be friends for anyone to know how much I enjoy the POWER saga on Starz. I’ve written about it several times on this site. I interviewed Mr. Joseph Sikora earlier this year before the pandemic and… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable with Stacey Abrams and chat about ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
“The fundamental power of democracy lies in the right to vote, and if you protect that right, you create possibilities for everything else.” Stacey Abrams Last Friday, the AAFCA family sat virtually with former Minority Leader of the Georgia House… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of PROJECT POWER and AAFCA Roundtable with Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback
“No one man should have all that power The clock’s ticking’, I just count the hours Stop tripping’, I’m tripping’ off the power (21st century schizoid man)” Kanye West, POWER What do you think your superpower is? How would it… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with THE OLD GUARD director Gina Prince-Bythewood
“But at its core, the fact that I got to put two badass women on screen was everything. The script came to me at a time when I had been looking to move into a bigger sandbox and it ended… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with author and life coach Nina Lorez Collins
“Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.” Eartha Kitt It was a great pleasure to join the AAFCA family and chat with Nina Lorez Collins, writer, author of the popular novel What Would Virginia Woolf… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with CENTRAL PARK and HAMILTON stars Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr.
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 ›
MMT Giveaway and Twitter Watch Party for THE HIGH NOTE
Happy Tuesday MMT Fam! I am very excited to post this giveaway for THE HIGH NOTE, which is one of my top film recommendations of 2020. If you didn’t get a chance to read my review from May, click here… Read More ›
AAFACA Roundtable Series: a chat with GREENLEAF’S Lynn Whitfield and Keith David
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 ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with THE LOVE BIRDS executive producer/actress ISSA RAE
“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 ›
