America Ferrera Oscar: The New Class Yesterday the list of the 2016 class of invitees to join the Academy was released, and it shows follow-through on their promise, after back-to-back years of #OscarsSoWhite controversy, to double membership diversity by 2020. This year they invited an unprecedented 683 members—about ten percent of the pre-existing membership. Recent By Sarah • Jun 30, 2016 09:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Black Panther So Lit #BlackPantherSoLIT is the hashtag that has been dominating Black Twitter since news broke that Michael B Jordan is reuniting with Creed director Ryan Coogler and joining the cast of Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther. The MBJ news plus the rumours that Lupita-freaking-Nyong’o is also in talks to star in By Kathleen • May 19, 2016 12:58 pm
Michael B Jordan Michael B Jordan and Black Masculinity (Lainey: Kathleen’s first article went up yesterday – please click here if you missed it. We’re still working on her bio and email but she can be reached on Twitter and Instagram.) When we talk about Michael B Jordan, we should only be talking about two things: 1) how By Kathleen • Mar 17, 2016 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan & Octavia Ryan Coogler was honoured by the American Black Film Festival the other night with the Rising Star Award. The award was presented to him by Octavia Spencer who he directed in Fruitvale Station. People keep saying that Ryan is an emerging talent. I feel like he’s kinda arrived now, By Lainey • Feb 23, 2016 03:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan Coogler for Grownups While Sly Stallone was celebrating his Oscar nomination, his director, Ryan Coogler, who was not recognised by the Academy, was at the AARP Awards as Creed was named Best Intergenerational Movie. How’s that for diversity? He not only gave us a new Rocky, with a black future, but also By Lainey • Feb 09, 2016 01:53 pm
BFFs Coogler & MBJ take London There’s a really great double profile on Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan in the new issue of New York Magazine this week. The interview took place just before Christmas. Shanice’s I Love Your Smile is mentioned early on in the piece. So, obviously, I loved every word. By Lainey • Jan 13, 2016 11:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan Coogler officially directing Black Panther So after the back and forth that involved Ava DuVernay coming and going and Ryan Coogler’s name being in contention and then being not in contention and then being back in contention, it is now official and Ryan Coogler, who is two-for-two as a director with Fruitvale Station and By Sarah • Jan 12, 2016 12:02 pm
