Tag: Emmett Till

Lovecraft Country – Holy Ghost (S1E3)

Celestial Holmes

Now I told y’all I was scary before LoveCraft Country even started. This week’s episode had all the trappings of a horror movie: a creepy house, ghosts, ne’er-do-well neighbors, and a ritual goat-killing. I had several, “Dis tew much,” moments. However, by the end of the episode I was so invested in some “get back” for the souls of the experiment victims in the house that I was yelling at my screen. Let’s try to unpack some of this… All About Leti This week we are given more insight into…

Celebrating Black August 2020

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If you’re new to Black August, get ready for a quick history lesson. While February is the renowned month to celebrate BLACKNESS, the month of August holds so much power and “it goes to show that we stand on the shoulders of giants,” eloquently quoted by Monifa Bandele, one of the founders of the annual concert Black August. This concert is a celebration of Hip-Hop and our Freedom Fighters pushing the adamant message of freeing all the Political Prisoners and abolishing prisons. This year the concert has transitioned into a…