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Strong Black Year: Y'all, Netflix Is Dropping a New Movie Every Damn Week in 2021
We are settling into 2021—well, not quite “settling” as several unsettling things have happened since the year started, which only leads us to believe that 2021 is just an extension of 2020 shenanigans—and there’s no better (or readily available) way to “escape” this dumpster fire than bingeing content on various streaming platforms. On Tuesday, Netflix…
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Welcome to Good Burger, Home of the Good Burger, Can I Tell You What's New and Black on Netflix in January 2021?
New year, new Netflix Strong Black Lead content. First up, we have the 1997 classically goofy film that further elevated the careers of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell and had every ‘90s kid mimicking Kel’s scratchy-voiced restaurant greeting: “Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your orderrrrr?” That’s right, the…
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Ma Rainey Director George C. Wolfe on the Legacy of Race and Black Artists in the Entertainment Industry
“We’re all caught up trying to figure out how to have our stories told, how to protect those stories, how to be paid [what we feel is that we deserve], how to fight and protect those stories so they don’t get diluted or transformed. —George C. Wolfe, Director text Know your worth. Period. This idea…
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What's New and Black on Netflix in December 2020? Find Out for Lil' Saint
It’s the last month of this super wild and unpredictable year, but one thing that has been consistent is this strong Black content. That’s right, Netflix’s Strong Black Lead has some Black-ass content to wrap up the year. If you want to relive the quintessential dance moves and vibes of the early 2000s, well you’re…
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We Do Know, Do Show and Do Care What's New and Black on Netflix in November 2020
Yeah, yeah, I know I’m a little late with this one, but there was this little thing called a weeklong presidential election happening last week. It took up a bit of my (and everyone’s attention) so it kind of slipped through the cracks. No big deal, though! While we’re un-hunching our stressed shoulders just a…
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Under Jasmyn Lawson's Unapologetically 'Strong Black Lead,' Our Lives Are That Much Better and Blacker
Jasmyn Lawson is Black Twitter’s best friend. Not only is the 29-year old editorial and brand manager at Netflix’s Strong Black Lead and Twitter legend pushing the culture forward, she’s also making sure our stories are amplified in the process. Lawson joins dozens of other influential Black Americans who “ride hard for our community” on…
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Strong Black Animation: The Obamas and Doc McStuffins Creator Team Up on New Series Ada Twist, Scientist
Get ready for a bit more Black in STEM representation—and this time, it’s animated! As Deadline reports, Netflix has ordered forty 12-minute episodes of a new animated preschool series from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions called Ada Twist, Scientist. The TV series, created by Doc McStuffins creator Chris Nee, is adapted…
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Marrrrcus Darling, Do You Know What's New and Black on Netflix in October 2020?
It’s Spooky Season, also known as October! We’re in a new month which means we need to get into what Netflix’s Strong Black Lead has in store. The month kicks off with a bang and there are a few titles already on the streaming platform right now. First up, Boomerang. Whether it’s the longstanding debate…
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Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, and Lakeith Stanfield Among All-Black Cast for Netflix Western The Harder They Fall
I’ve never been a big fan of Westerns, those films with characteristic tropes like shots of rolling tumbleweed, a saloon that becomes the scene of a brawl, and a bunch of white men riding around on horses and shooting people with long-barreled shotguns. But the announcement of a new all-Black Western on Netflix, The Harder…
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Strong Brock Lead: Mara Brock Akil Signs Overall Deal With Netflix
Mara Brock Akil is getting her much-deserved flowers in a special way this year—and the latest news means some of those bouquets are made of cash! Deadline announced on Wednesday that Brock Akil signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix to create original content. “We are thrilled to welcome Mara Brock Akil to Netflix,” Channing…