Culture, Race, Television

The Wiz Live: Unapologetic Blackness

The Wiz Live: Unapologetic Blackness Last Night's production of The Wiz is extraordinary evidence for the existence of a Black Culture and Black Thought. Everything...from the music, to the costuming, to the choreography, and the dialogue...EVERYTHING...was uniquely black. It wasn't merely the 1939 Wizard of Oz with a black cast. No, it was a complete… Continue reading The Wiz Live: Unapologetic Blackness

Television

Downton Abbey has premiered in the UK, and I’m butthurt

Downton Abbey has premiered in the UK, and I'm butthurt The title pretty much says it all. Series 5 of Downton Abbey premiered in the UK last week.  I'm butthurt because I have to wait until January to see it because I'm an American. If you know me at all, you know that Downton Abbey… Continue reading Downton Abbey has premiered in the UK, and I’m butthurt