Remember when it was first announced that Issa Rae had a development deal with HBO? Were you as excited as we were? Then we found out she was developing and writing a brand new show that she would also star in. Most recently, we got the official word from HBO-that new show will be premiering this…
SPOILERS, obviously. CONTENT WARNING. Sickle Cell disease is a debilitating, often fatal, inherited blood disorder that affects more than 100 million people worldwide, 98% of whom, in america, are Black or of African descent. Until recently, Sickle Cell was thought to only affect Black people. Like anything…
It could be impossible to know when Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), prior to this fall, was last mentioned on primetime television and wasn’t used as an insult or the butt of a joke. Just this month Keke Palmer’s character mentioned it on “Scream Queens” when asked to think of a noble cause…
We’re back with the Fall 2015 Color TV Primetime schedule — the shows we’ll be following, live Tweeting, and covering on The Soapbox (official podcast of The ViP) this season. Below are 23 shows, which is more than 300 hours of television featuring people of color, 26% of which includes…
“Me AF*.” That’s what I kept thinking as I was watching one of my favorite emcees bring iconic Blues legend, Bessie Smith to life-from the time Bessie clocked the perv who took it too far and throughout the film. A major difference between Smith and I is that she’s got the size…
The highly anticipated Bessie Smith biopic ‘Bessie’ premiered on HBO May 16, 2015 to generally favorable reviews. It is only fitting that the Chattanooga, Tennessee native commonly hailed as “The Empress of Blues” was portrayed by hip-hop royalty Queen Latifah in the film directed by Dee Ress…
“I want great things for Nicole Beharie and Sleepy Hollow isn’t one of them.” Fellow team member, Carlyn expressed my sentiments exactly during our discussion of Sleepy Hollow season two and it’s treatment of the characters of color and their respective cast members. Sadie Gennis, an editor for TV Guide,…
Warning: Spoilers! If you haven’t caught up with Scandal or How To Get Away With Murder I suggest fitting a TV binge into your schedule before reading this article. There’s a major problem with Olivia Pope’s show of “strength.” For the last few episodes of Scandal, we’ve watched…
