Author Archives: tlewisisdope
Best TV Shows of 2016
I don’t know that I have much to say other than I watched a lot of TV in 2016, most of it was damn good, and increasingly this is because we are finally getting black TV that is for, by … Continue reading
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My 2016 Primetime Emmy Wishlist
There is so much good TV that nearly any average TV viewer could probably do an Emmy wishlist and put together something that another average TV viewer couldn’t really fault. This is a good thing. But the glut of goodness … Continue reading
What Michael B. Jordan’s GQ Interview Reveals about Race
Talking about diversity and representations of blackness can be frought terrain, even now when we are seeing so many more Black men and women in key roles in front of, and behind, the camera. I thought about this immediately when … Continue reading
Will Smith’s Next Steps
It was perhaps inevitable that in promoting his new film, Focus, that Will Smith would have to address the relative failure of his last film, After Earth. I don’t think anyone who has followed Will Smith’s career or grew up … Continue reading
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With ‘The Blacker The Berry,’ Kendrick Lamar Issues a Challenge to Black America
I wonder if people’s reaction to “The Blacker The Berry” will change once the song’s meaning sinks in. Because Kendrick Lamar hasn’t created an anthem, at least not a traditional one. He isn’t merely reflecting the moment or the burgeoning #blacklivesmatter … Continue reading