Nijla Mu’min
As a Black Muslim Woman, Filmmaking Is My Resistance
My first feature film, about a black girl who dances, kisses, and reads the Qur'an, is my way of fighting erasure of the things I love.
Ava DuVernay's 'Queen Sugar' Is a Stunning Show About Black Lives on the Bayou
The new OWN TV show about a black-owned Louisiana farm is a cinematic look at inheritance that's both familial and cultural.
My Struggle Being a Black Woman Filmmaker Outside White Hollywood
The media focus on the Academy overlooks emerging filmmakers of color who are scraping by in order to get their movies made.
Black Artists Delivered Fiery Civil Rights Speeches at #MLKNOW
Stars like Chris Rock and Michael B. Jordan honored the legacy of Dr. King by performing the historic speeches of legendary activists. These renditions highlighted how far we have yet to go to achieve equality.
'The Knick' Is an Unflinching Look at the Early Days of American Medicine
The second season of the show deals with drug addiction, eugenics, and a lot of blood.
'Empire' Holds Up a Funhouse Mirror to Our Frenetic Reality
The new season of the consistently careening popular show reflects America's similarly abrupt landscape of culture and politics.
Jessica Williams on Her New Film and Subverting the Traditional Rom-Com
Williams describes "People, Places, Things" as "a nice dessert, or a slice of cake, and not a huge, crazy dessert spread."
Key and Peele Are Our Comedic Anger Translators
In their fifth season, the duo deploy their brand of incisive, racially deft comedy with anger translators, trigger-happy cops, and a magical land called "Negrotown" where "you can wear your hoodie and not get shot."