by Jennifer G Robinson | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog
All artwork by Lauren Little @artoflol About Read Cleopatra Jones Review Black Again! Fifty Years of Blaxploitation: a reflection The genre of film, commonly known as Blaxploitation, celebrates its 50th year. A collection of films, which shifted the... 
by Jennifer G Robinson | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Reviews
Girl Review: a lustrous story of deep bonds between mother and daughter Déborah Lukumuena as Grace. Le’Shantey Bonsu as Ama. “We keep to ourselves; we cannot trust anyone; I open the door for nobody.” This is the vow made between the mother and daughter of Girl.... 
by Jennifer G Robinson | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog
Good hair? Black women tell their stories in film By Jennifer G. Robinson New research reinforces evidence that frequent use of chemical straighteners can be implicated in the incidence of uterine cancers amongst Black women. The study, issued this month via Boston... 
by Jennifer G Robinson | Oct 2, 2023 | Blog
Untold Stories: Hair On Set. How the film industry can do better for Afro hair “I don’t even know where to start. You turn up on set and no one knows how to do your hair!” Actor Dominique Tipper (The Expanse/Fast Girls) starts with us into an exploration of Afro hair... 
by Jennifer G Robinson | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog
The finesse of the Blaxploitation film genre rises with Cleopatra Jones flair By Jennifer G. Robinson “…Cleopatra Jones is sticking her nose in my business!” screeches an irate Shelly Winters as Mommy. And in Mommy’s business does Cleopatra Jones stick! Tamara...
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