Is Black Excellence a Romance Trope?
Hmmm... First and foremost, the term Black excellence implies that there is a "not-Black excellence." What is not-Black excellence? Is it...
- May 31
- 3 min
Black-ish aired its final episode on April 19, 2022. Did anyone notice?
The T.V. series Black-ish, starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, broke ground when it premiered in 2014. It featured an...
- Apr 17
- 5 min
Where's Spike Lee when you need him?
Last night I watched the Amazon Prime original movie, Master. (I know, I'm a little late to the party.) Three African American women...
- Apr 13
- 3 min
I didn't quit teaching & it wasn't because of the summers off
With one semester left of college, I didn't have plans for after graduation. I majored in telecommunications and film studies. I knew I...
- Apr 7
- 3 min
I won't be joining RWA, and here's why:
I’ll admit, I was a fresh-faced MFA candidate when the first exodus from Romance Writers of America took place in January 2020. I was in...