A Classic, this Time with a Leading Black Character

Posted in November 5th, 2011

by Alicia in Culture, Europe, Movies, Race, Video, adoption

I never posted about this before, but I have a soft spot for classic British romantic dramas. I love stories about repressed emotions, privilege, the role of women in society of times past, and the difference between classes and genders. My favorites are of course Jane Austen, Charlotte and Emily [...]

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Web series worth watching: “Black Folk Don’t” and “Surprising Europe”

Posted in September 4th, 2011

by Alicia in Africa, African American, Culture, Europe, Race, U.S., Video

Have you ever watched a web series? For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, a web series is like the ones you can watch on TV but this time over the Internet. They are usually free and is a way for many filmmakers to reach an audience without intermediaries and with [...]

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Black Dolls

Posted in July 28th, 2011

by Alicia in Opinion, Race, children

When I was a child, I didn’t play much with dolls. I had a few but I preferred playing with stuffed animals with my best friend and we used to invent stories about their lives and troubles. Our favorite, and the one we always fight over to play with, was a black dog named Jerry. [...]

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Movies about Africa: White Material

Posted in June 28th, 2011

by Alicia in Africa, Movies, Race, Video

The movie White Material, directed by Claire Denis, is one of those films that you either love or hate. The movie is not really about Africa, but the continent is used as a background for the story of a woman. The woman happens to be white and lives in an unnamed African country in the [...]

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