“Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story”
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a 1958 comic about him and the Civil Rights Movement that inspired John Lewis. Read “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” here.
Interview with a Drag King!
Still Detroit has an interview with and images of King Molasses. Look and listen here.
“Octavia Butler, Grand Dame of Science Fiction”
At PBS’s It’s Lit, Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes talk about the Grand Dame of Science Fiction, Octavia Butler. “If you are a fan of science fiction a name you should be familiar with is Octavia E. Butler (cough especially if you watched our telly award-winning Afro-Futurism video […]
“A Voice from the Great Unconscious: Tony Todd (1954-2024)”
At RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz remembers the legendary Tony Todd. “Tony Todd was an elegant, six-foot-five, broad shouldered man, graceful and imposing. But he led with his voice. Hear it once, and it would echo in your mind forever. It was magnificent. And he was magnificent.” Read more here.
Interview with Billy Dee Williams!
At Bullseye, Jesse Thorn interviews the legendary Billy Dee Williams! Listen here.
“A People’s History of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson”
At Polygon, Joshua Rivera writes about the career of Dwayne Johnson. “Movie stars at the top of their game can often feel invincible, but there was something about Dwayne Johnson’s 2000s climb from wrestler to bankable Hollywood star that seemed uniquely bulletproof. Possessing an endless supply of charm […]
The Cultural Gutter 