Why I m reading contemporary Black American novelists Alison Slow Loris
I don t know how it feels to be Black in this country.
Black-led protests, Black writers editorials, Black friends Facebook postings show me not only the constant fear that affects every Black person s interaction with white authority and white strangers, but also the daily emotional toll of uncounted microaggressions, all the tiny pinpricks of racism (often unconscious) that give Black and other people of color the message that they re considered suspicious, abnormal or subnormal, not “really” American, because of their race. Being considered “exotic” can t feel much better. Even compliments often carry a sting. Praising a Black person for being articulate or a good parent, for example, implies that the opposite is more typical of their race.
Why I m reading contemporary Black American novelists
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The Last Cruise. Of course,
The Last Cruise isn’t fictional – it’s real. In early 2020, before any of use really had any idea what the coronavirus was, the
Diamond Princess cruise ship became a kind of hotbed for COVID-19 infections. As cases in the United States were still in the single digits, the passengers on the
Diamond Princess began to become infected at an alarming rate, leading the ship to be quarantined in the Port of Yokohama in Japan. On February 4, 10 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 (ultimately, 712 out of the 3,711 passengers and crew would test positive for the virus, and 14 people died). Director
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This Man Can Play
Acclaimed novelist John Edgar Wideman interviewed Denzel Washington right before the release of Spike Lee’s classic
He Got Game. It was a meeting of master storytellers. Apr 15, 2021
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Five largish Negro men and one small white one piled into a jalopy on January 7, 1927, and headed out of Chicago for Hinckley, Illinois, fifty miles west, to play basketball for money. Abe Saperstein’s Harlem, New York, Globetrotters (they didn’t actually go to Harlem until 1968, after Abe was dead) were born, and seventy-plus years later you can still catch them at your local arena.
What s New to Stream on Hulu for April 2021
This month s new arrivals include a pair of Hulu Original Documentaries that are definitely worth your time.
Crossing the Streams is our look at all the offerings hitting the big streaming services each month, and this time we’re checking out the new Hulu arrivals for April 2021, including new documentaries on WeWork and Bigfoot, a pair of Denzel Washington thrillers, one of 2017’s best films, and more!
Hulu Pick of the Month for April 2021
Thelma, which premieres on April 17th, is four years old by this point, but as too many of you still haven’t experienced its absolute beauty I’m recommending it once more. (Here’s my original review.) One of the best films of 2017,
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