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‘Southern Fried Rice’ Is Bad. Just For Different Reasons.

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Page Yang as Koko in Southern Fried Rice (Photo credit: KeyTV) Directed by: Shayla Racquel Written by: Nakia Stephens Starring: Page Yang, Kordell Beckham, Choyce Brown, Bianca Bethune, Ashley India, Jada Lewis, Shaun Rose, Andreya Wallang, Erika Norrell, Wangechi Warui, Sencere Brown, Marlena Robinson, Jai’Reeh Demond, DaShawn Simon, Dasani Horton Synopsis (KeyTV): A Korean-American girl,…

‘Liquor Bank’: Marcellus Cox’s Latest Short Film Finds A Black Man Staring Down His Life In A Bottle

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Written and directed by: Marcellus Cox Starring: Antwone Barnes, Sean Alexander James Synopsis (IMDb): A young man relapses, missing his one year sobriety anniversary party at his local AA support group. Monique’s review: Antwone Barnes as Eddie in Liquor Bank (Photo: Marcellus Cox) Marcellus Cox‘s latest short film Liquor Bank is another one of his…

‘With Love, Meghan’: What the Duchess of Sussex Can Teach Us About Owning Your Story

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With Love, Meghan. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in episode 108 of With Love, Meghan. Cr. Jake Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025 When With Love, Meghan first dropped on Netflix, I read a lot of outrage and pearl-clutching comments about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Why isn’t she filming the series in her real kitchen? She’s unrelatable! No one’s…

How Media Affects Our Self-Image—And Ways to Challenge the Narrative

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Michel’le, a comedian and advocate who focuses on Black history and the rights of sex workers. (Photo credit: Levi Meir Clancy/Unsplash) A few weeks ago, I posted an affirmation post that is all about how your story deserves to be shared with others. I wrote, “Your story deserves to be told–not as a side note,…

Three Ways ‘Agatha All Along’ Finally Got Me Hooked

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Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) in Marvel Television’s AGATHA ALL ALONG, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2024 MARVEL. Agatha All Along finally won me over in its final three episodes, and not a moment too soon. I watched Marvel‘s witchy show each Wednesday, hoping that I’ll become one of the diehard fans who…