Kinitra D. Brooks

8/30/21

Reflecting on the Man in the Mirror: What Lens Should We Use to Critique <i>Candyman</i>?

Reflecting on the Man in the Mirror: What Lens Should We Use to Critique Candyman?

In the still-growing realm of Black horror, is it possible to distinguish the genre from the trauma?

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedAugust 30, 2021

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8/25/21

'He Is Both Monster and Hero': Black Horror Scholars Tell <i>The Root</i> What You Should Know About <i>Candyman</i>

'He Is Both Monster and Hero': Black Horror Scholars Tell The Root What You Should Know About Candyman

Ahead of the highly anticipated reboot, our virtual roundtable of horror creators, scholars and enthusiasts give…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedAugust 25, 2021

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2/26/21

<i>Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale</i>: Illustrator-Author Tim Fielder Looks to the Future With a Modern Epic

Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale: Illustrator-Author Tim Fielder Looks to the Future With a Modern Epic

Tim Fielder is a force of nature. His enthusiasm for life is evident in his consistent booming laughter and the…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedFebruary 26, 2021

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10/20/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Full Circle'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Full Circle'

I have been telling y’all from the very beginning of our journey through HBO’s Lovecraft Country: Genre matters. So…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedOctober 20, 2020

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10/13/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Rewind 1921'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Rewind 1921'

Did you catch the fire? Sunday’s journey through Lovecraft Country was full of hope—as passed down to us by our…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedOctober 13, 2020

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10/6/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Jig-a-Bobo'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Jig-a-Bobo'

Multi-orgasmic sex while molting your white-woman skin? Running from creepy twin pickaninny caricatures? Saved from…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedOctober 6, 2020

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9/29/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'I Am.'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'I Am.'

Welcome back to Lovecraft Country! Wow! Talk about the Afrofuture! Talk about Black feminism! Episode 7, “I Am.” hit…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedSeptember 29, 2020

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9/22/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Meet Me in Daegu'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Meet Me in Daegu'

Welcome back to Lovecraft Country—we are past the halfway point of the season’s journey! I can totally see Misha…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedSeptember 22, 2020

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9/15/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Strange Case'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Strange Case'

Hey! Welcome back to another week in Lovecraft Country! Our fifth week’s episode—the first half of our midpoint in…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedSeptember 15, 2020

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9/8/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: A History of Violence

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: A History of Violence

Welcome back to another week in HBO’s Lovecraft Country; our fourth. I want to begin this article moving backward…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedSeptember 8, 2020

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9/1/20

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Holy Ghost'

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Holy Ghost'

If you watched Episode 3 of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, you already know: This was a damn near perfect episode. I…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedSeptember 1, 2020

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8/25/20

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Whitey's on the Moon'

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Whitey's on the Moon'

Still with us on our journey through Lovecraft Country? Last Sunday’s episode—the series’ second—is why I have…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedAugust 25, 2020

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8/20/20

The Safe Negro Guide to <i>Lovecraft Country</i>: 'Sundown'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Sundown'

If you clicked this link, you probably watched “Sundown,” the first episode of Misha Green’s Lovecraft Country on…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedAugust 20, 2020

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4/5/19

How to Be a Strong Black Family Man: The World According to Gabriel Wilson in Jordan Peele’s <i>Us</i>

How to Be a Strong Black Family Man: The World According to Gabriel Wilson in Jordan Peele’s Us

There is an old Negro saying: If you want to get a black woman to shut the F up, actually listen to her! (I swear I…

Kinitra D. Brooks

PublishedApril 5, 2019

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Kinitra D. Brooks's posts

Reflecting on the Man in the Mirror: What Lens Should We Use to Critique Candyman?

'He Is Both Monster and Hero': Black Horror Scholars Tell The Root What You Should Know About Candyman

Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale: Illustrator-Author Tim Fielder Looks to the Future With a Modern Epic

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Full Circle'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Rewind 1921'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Jig-a-Bobo'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'I Am.'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Meet Me in Daegu'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Strange Case'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: A History of Violence

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Holy Ghost'

The Safe Negro Travel Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Whitey's on the Moon'

The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Sundown'

How to Be a Strong Black Family Man: The World According to Gabriel Wilson in Jordan Peele’s Us