2018 has been a great year for film and television. Almost weekly, I hear about a new series that I should be watching or a must see film that was just released. Black women have been front and center for many of the 2018 success stories. The women of Wakanda led The Black Panther to a historic opening weekend and Ava DuVernay became the first black female director to join the million…
Shout out to Franceli of @celihangout. She is one of the OG members of my virtual village. It has been awesome to watch her live out her dreams in LA. It takes me back to our discussion on vision boards so many moons ago. #CelisHangout #GoogleHangout #TBT
#BWHW Day 6 - A Powerful Quote from a Black Woman
It’s day 6 of #BWHW2018. As you know, I am participating in the Black Women’s History Challenge created by
#BWHW2018 - My Favorite Black Woman Artist: Cybel Martin
It’s day 5 of #BWHW2018. As you know, I am participating in the Black Women’s History Challenge created by
#BWHW Day 4 - Black Women Who Have Made Me Better
It’s day 4 of #BWHW2018. As you know, I am participating in the Black Women’s History Challenge created by…
It’s Day 3 of Black Women’s History Week. As you know, I am participating in the Black Women’s History Challenge. created by Feminista Jones. Today, I am celebrating a black woman shero from another country, the Ghanaian-British director, Amma Asante. In a less than five years, Asante has become one of my favorite directors. I was first introduced to her work in 2014 when I saw her amazing…
It’s Day 2 of Black Women’s History Week. As you know, I am participating in the Black Women’s History Challenge. created by Feminista Jones. Today, I am celebrating my favorite moment in Black Women’s History. One of my favorite actors, Diahann Carroll made history by becoming the first black woman to star in her own television series when her show Julia premiered in 1968. At the time, it was…
Happy Black Women’s History Week! #BWHW2018 #BlackWomensHistoryWeek
Did you know that today kicks off Black Women’s History Week? I found out about it from Feminista Jones who posted on her Twitter page: I call for Black Women’s History Week to be 2/25-3/3 We finish Black History Month strong and bring it home then we jump out in front of Women’s History Month, representing how we function in both spaces, tbh You can get more information by going to…
It’s February 1st!! Yall know what that means…It’s Black History Month!!! While I wholeheartedly believe in amplifying to voices and works of black people every day, Black History Month is the time of year where the world takes note of our achievements. Here at reelsistas.com, I am celebrating #BlackHERstory month. This month, I will highlight several women who have paved the way and laid the…
Happy New Year!!! Like most of you, I spent the days leading up to the new year reflecting on the past year and the goals I set. In 2017, I missed the mark on a few goals. But we realign, readjust, and keep it moving. This year I am setting my intentions and getting specific with the vision I have for this space. In 2018, I vow to take a simpler approach to my movie resolutions. It is my hope…
2017 has been an interesting year. Despite the ups and downs, these women have given us some amazing and memorable works of art. They have changed they way I look at life., given us something to talk about and given us hope for the future of television and film. So with a few hours to spare, I give you my #BestOf2017 list of seven sistas who did the damn thing in 2017. Enjoy! Ava DuVernay,…
As 2017 comes to a close and we gear up for 2018, the time has come for my #NFOTD2017 post. As you all know, I have been participating in #NFOTD (New Film of the Day) for the past five years. For those who don’t know, NFOTD was started by film-lover and director of photography, Cybel Martin. Every day for the last year, #NFOTD2017 participants have watched a film that they have never seen before…
Last weekend, Twitter was ablaze with talk of the 30th anniversary of the premier of the iconic A Different World. Fans watched and live-tweeted their favorite episodes while reminising about the impact the show had on a generation of TV viewers. The show produced many stars including Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, and Jade Pinkett-Smith. Another A Different World alum is writer and producer…
