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Insecure Review: S4 E6 ‘Lowkey Done’
“Little girl be fair, show yourself care” [as seen on Issa’s wall] from ‘Girl Blue’ by Stevie Wonder Apologies are in order. In my review...

Karen Chalamilla
May 19, 20203 min read


The One About Viola Davis
My first run in with the force that is Viola Davis was in the Academy Award nominated 2011 picture The Help. I was a 13-year-old...

Paula Abu
May 17, 20204 min read


Why We Can’t Stop Scrolling: Netflix’s Inescapable Allure
Like almost every deprived sports fan these days, I’m avidly keeping up with The Last Dance—the Netflix documentary about Michael...

Alexander Kloss
May 16, 20204 min read


No Signal Radio: Uniting the Black Diaspora
It’s a really weird time for everyone right now and I’m sure no one would have predicted 2020 to end up anything like this. As we’re...

Habiba Katsha
May 14, 20203 min read


Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott: A Lesson on Black Sisterhood
The first time I heard a Jill Scott track, I remember feeling like I had no business listening to ‘Grown Women Music’. There I was - a...

Tobi Kyeremateng
May 13, 20204 min read


Insecure Review: S4 E5 'Lowkey Movin' On'
I promise I wanted to approach this article being able to defend Molly even a little bit. I genuinely had hope that last episode would be...

Paula Abu
May 12, 20204 min read


Let’s Bring Back The Eight Counts
With the music industry steadily changing, the factors involved in evolving an artist into a superstar has shifted along with it, one of...

Danielle Wright
May 10, 20203 min read


Master Manipulators & Sadistic Sociopaths:
interrogating the misogyny behind iconic female villains “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster....

Naila Aroni
May 8, 20205 min read


Insecure Review: S4 E4 'Lowkey Losin it'
Gather round. You're most likely wondering why I've brought you all together. We need to discuss the lack of character development in...
Ope Oduwole
May 5, 20204 min read


MASSIVE’s Cinema Shutdown: Blue Story
In the wake of today’s lockdown culture, so many people are coming up with new and inventive ways to connect online. Netflix started the...

Sarah Oladele
May 4, 20204 min read


West Side Story: The Officer Krupke Problem
West Side Story is a musical by Stephen Sondheim where Tony, a former member of the Polish gang The Jets, and Maria, the sister to the...

Maya Williams
May 1, 20203 min read


Best of April 2020 Playlist
With everyone settling into a steady routine during lockdown, artists have taken the opportunity to release music in abundance. Coined as...
Ope Oduwole
Apr 30, 20201 min read


Insecure Review: S4 E3 'Lowkey Thankful'
We're on episode 3 and this has been the best episode of the season thus far. From the writing, to the perfect music placement,...

Akachi Priscilla Mbakwe
Apr 28, 20203 min read


That’s So Raven: The Representation We Deserved
So I’m writing this with having just watched the final episode, it snuck up on me to tell the truth; one day I was belting the theme tune...

Paula Abu
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Alina Baraz Album Review: It Was Divine
Artwork shot by Dana Trippe Alina Baraz found her gently undulating lane right away and she’s pretty much stayed in it ever since. On...

Noah Berlatsky
Apr 25, 20203 min read


Why Quarantine Season Is The Perfect Time To Take In New Music
Self-made entertainment is undoubtedly thriving but regular entertainment for the masses is in a strange limbo state. The film indust...

Ore Abiona
Apr 23, 20203 min read


Book Review: Big Feelings
Gigi Bella ranked the tenth woman poet in the world at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) in 2017, so it is remarkable to witness...

Maya Williams
Apr 22, 20203 min read


Insecure Review: S4 E2 'Lowkey Distant'
Episode 2 was in essence, Molly’s side of the story. Having seen the situation only from Issa’s perspective until this point has...

Sarah Oladele
Apr 21, 20203 min read


STORRY: Between The Sex & Music Industry
This was STORRY’s year, before the pandemic put life on hold. The Canadian artist released her debut album, was nominated for a Juno for...

Greta Rainbow
Apr 18, 20204 min read


Love Is Blind: Ahead of its time
Just short of two months ago, we all sat down to laugh at the contestants of Love Is Blind, the Netflix dating show that took society by...

Gurpreet Raulia
Apr 17, 20203 min read
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