Tag: Blackness

“Who was Yasuke, Japan’s First Black Samurai?”

At Smithsonian Magazine, Jacquelyne Germaine writes about Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai. “Though the Netflix series introduces several mystical elements—including giant flying robots, magical armies and weaponized laser beams—the broad strokes of its depiction of the Honnoji Incident are historically accurate. Yasuke was an African warrior in the […]

Interview with Bob the Drag Queen

Roy Wood Jr. interviews Bob the Drag Queen as well as discussing the history of drag with Channing Joseph and Frank DeCaro at The Daily Show‘s Beyond The Scenes podcast. “Conservatives are outraged by kids’ exposure to drag shows and there’s been an increase in protests at drag […]

TIFF Midnight Madness 2022!

Here’s the line-up for this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival! If you can’t make it to the screenings, make sure to keep an eye out for these films when the come to streaming or a theater near you: Eric Appel’s Weird: The Al […]