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No one knows what it is like to be a Black woman in today's eurocentric, euro-influenced world, except a Black woman. Period. Let's state that up front. That being said, as a Black man, having been raised by a black woman, and having spent my life around black women, my perspective is still considered that…

When I survey the media landscape and mentally sift through the plethora of artists and articles, pictures and portrayals, movies and music videos that continually feed the perspective and perception of Black people, it begs the question...who is ultimately responsible? Of course, the clear and obvious answer is Black people ourselves. The complication, however, is…

When one endeavors to interpret and assemble the varied messages underlying the images of Black Women as portrayed in the media, particularly when balanced against a historical or cumulative perspective, one determines that the findings are at once contradictory and in agreement, defined yet malleable, insightful and ignorant, encouraging and culturally destructive. All in all,…

In the early days of Hollywood, it was a common(and dare I say, accepted) practice to portray black people, and particularly black men in an especially loathful light. For decades before, during, and after the formation of Hollywood, the fate and imagery of blacks was(and is) decided by those controlling the purse strings of production,…

The official release of the Ancients & Immortals animated trailer for Book Seven; Archangels in Exile approaches, surely and steadily, though not fast enough for those of us on the inside, with access to the production footage. But...patience is a virtue, and anticipation can be a great motivator, so with that in mind, Imajen is…