Maggie O’ Farrell’s, The Marriage Portrait has more connotations than the American alphabet has letters. It is a story about the third daughter, Lucrezia de Medici of the grand duke. She is thrust into the limelight after her sister dies suddenly on the eve of her marriage to Alfonso, the duke of Ferrara. He, withContinue reading “The Marriage Portrait Shines A Light On Masculine Inferiority”
Author Archives: Tameka Fleming
The Audacity To Be A Women In Cinema: What Can History Tell Us About Sian Heder And Jane Campion’s Chances Of Taking Home The Oscar
After stumbling upon Vulture’s 50 Best War Movies list, and noticing the singular female appearance to grace it, I then pondered this year’s Oscars. The absence of women directing War films led me to women being recognized by the Academy and other prestigious award shows. Before I get to that, let me start with thisContinue reading “The Audacity To Be A Women In Cinema: What Can History Tell Us About Sian Heder And Jane Campion’s Chances Of Taking Home The Oscar”
Legal Thrillers By Black Authors
This is a solid debut in the thriller genre, which could use some new and cultured voices.We follow Ellice Littlejohn, who is a mature-aged, token, Black lawyer at her company: she was hired to combat racial discrimination and lawsuits. While she is managing her “little secrets” she discovers her boss lying dead in his officeContinue reading “Legal Thrillers By Black Authors”
In My Opinion: Influencers Like Tasha K Are A Business And Should Act As Such
A Youtuber, Unwine with Tasha K, is being sued by rapper Cardi B, for her perpetual vlog content, stating that the rapper contracted Herpes, HPV, and uses cocaine. The rapper claims that these rumors are false, and defamed her reputation. She even admitted–in court–that she considered suicide because of the damage done by these statements. Continue reading “In My Opinion: Influencers Like Tasha K Are A Business And Should Act As Such”
Halle Berry delivers stellar performances from her cast in her directorial debut
Halle Berry made her directorial debut last month with Bruised. She also stars in this drama about a disgraced MMA fighter who is living in poverty while trying to suppress the urge to return to the ring. When Jackie’s (Halle Berry) mother shows up at her home, with the son Jackie left behind, she adaptsContinue reading “Halle Berry delivers stellar performances from her cast in her directorial debut”
Doubleday brings us Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
This bestseller, written by Patrick Radden Keefe, covers the Sackler family who is to blame for the opioid epidemic that swept America like an ominous force that we weren’t alerted the perils of. This is a long book that covers a span of twentieth and twenty-first century business practices that the Sackler family exploited–for generations–toContinue reading “Doubleday brings us Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe”
Audiobooks on Spotify
With the recent acquisition of Findaway, Spotify is gradually building a platform to attract readers as well as cater to their longtime base–music listeners. Audiobooks have been available on Spotify for a few years now however, you have to do some work to find them. Here are some suggestions to get you started. Fantasy andContinue reading “Audiobooks on Spotify”
Skin of the Sea: Little Mermaid Retelling
A YA Fantasy about a Black mermaid; I was not asking for it but I’m glad Natasha Bowen thought to write it. This is a fast-paced, cinematic Little Mermaid retelling with rich descriptions of the sea and African mythology woven throughout. Natasha Bowen is of Nigerian and Welsh descent and lives in England. I sayContinue reading “Skin of the Sea: Little Mermaid Retelling”
Hulu Is Becoming A True Competitor For Original Programming
If you find yourself bored on a Sunday afternoon and Netflix is behaving like a boyfriend who you have been dating for several years then he suddenly buys you a gift that shows you he just doesn’t know you, switch over to Hulu for surprisingly refreshing and original series. Two series, currently showing on HuluContinue reading “Hulu Is Becoming A True Competitor For Original Programming”
JaQuel Knight could start a trend with copyrighting choreography
This became an issue when White social media influencers became famous enough that they are getting lucrative deals because of the choreography they have in their videos. However, they are not giving credit to the original choreographer [original choreographer is a term I use loosely] causing those choreographers to be left out of the moneyContinue reading “JaQuel Knight could start a trend with copyrighting choreography”
Junkie 4 A Story 