The Unapologetically (Not) Black WesternJeymes Samuel’s riveting new film ‘The Harder They Fall’ refuses to acknowledge race, but its Blackness is difficult to ignore. (Zero…Bonsu Thompson·Added Nov 6, 2021·5 min readBonsu Thompson·Added Nov 6, 2021·5 min read
The Bad Taste of America Co-opting Black CuisineThe new Netflix series ‘High On The Hog’ gives soul food its proper praise and explorationScott Woods·Added Jun 10, 2021·8 min readScott Woods·Added Jun 10, 2021·8 min read
The 9 Most Realistic ‘Black Mirror’ Episodes, RankedOne foot in reality, the other foot jammed deep in your saddened soulOmar L. Gallaga·Added Mar 5, 2021·3 min readOmar L. Gallaga·Added Mar 5, 2021·3 min read
How the Crack Era Waged War on Drug-Addicted MothersStanley Nelson’s Netflix documentary opened my eyes to how much Black and Hispanic women were preyed on by the American governmentBonsu Thompson·Added Feb 15, 2021·5 min readBonsu Thompson·Added Feb 15, 2021·5 min read
Netflix’s Crack Documentary Puts a Face on the Destruction of Black NeighborhoodsStanley Nelson tells a story that still lives in all of usMiguel Machado·Added Feb 8, 2021·4 min readMiguel Machado·Added Feb 8, 2021·4 min read
Where Are All of the Black People in ‘Lupin’?Netflix’s newest bingeable heist series plays with race, but insists on doing so in a lily-white version of Paris.Tirhakah Love·Added Jan 16, 2021·6 min readTirhakah Love·Added Jan 16, 2021·6 min read
“Where do you fit in this too-common jungle where predators bait and feast off the young and…In “America Taught Dave Chappelle That Millionaires Can Sharecrop Too,” Bonsu Thompson unpacks Chappelle’s most recent standup routine, in…LEVEL Editors·Added Nov 30, 2020·1 min readLEVEL Editors·Added Nov 30, 2020·1 min read
The Hypocrisy of Dave Chappelle’s Power PlayHe convinced Netflix to pull his old sketch show from streaming by saying it made him feel bad. Funny how that works.David Dennis, Jr.·Added Nov 25, 2020·4 min readDavid Dennis, Jr.·Added Nov 25, 2020·4 min read
The 5 ‘Scary Movie’ Movies, RankedWith the last of the franchise hitting Netflix, might as well prioritize your viewing.LEVEL Editors·Added Aug 11, 2020·2 min readLEVEL Editors·Added Aug 11, 2020·2 min read
