Director F. Gary Gray Discusses How Today’s Racial Climate Impacted ‘Straight Outta Compton’ at Essence
Why you should see ‘Straight Outta Compton’ by Lisa Respers France at CNN
Straight Outta Rape Culture by Sikivu Hutchinson at The Huffington Post
Ten Years Ago This Month, Katrina Struck. Here Are Some Films That Address the Hurricane & Its Aftermath… by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act
Rose McGowan Is Starting A Revolution by Kate Aurthur at BuzzFeed
Top Films Fail to Feature Women and Minorities by Julia Robins at Ms. blog
Praise for “Losing Ground” and Black Female Film Pioneers Is Long Overdue by Nijla Mu’min at Bitch Media
Patti Smith’s Memoir ‘Just Kids’ to Become Showtime Miniseries by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood
Black Girls In Science Fiction Film: “Spark” by Ashlee at Black Girl Nerds
5 Reasons You Should Revisit ‘Taina,’ Nickelodeon’s First Latina-Led Sitcom by Isabelia Herrera at Remezcla
A Historic Fight Over Public Housing Makes For Fine Drama On HBO by Linda Holmes at NPR
Your Daily Reminder That Hollywood Is Full of Sexist Trashbuckets by Carolyn Cox at The Mary Sue
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