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A Conspiracy Fueled Blaxploitation Film and a Culturally Aware Afrofuturism Film Walk Into Netflix’s ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ 

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no spoilers Release date: July 21, 2023 (USA) Content rating: R Genre: Action · Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller Directed by: Juel Taylor Written by: Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier Music by: Pierre Charles · Desmond Murray The joke when two “things/people” walk into a bar is typically the precursor to a joke rooted in an “ism” of some type. The…

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How ENTERGALACTIC Hearkens to the Height of Novel Writers Like Omar Tyree and Eric Jerome Dickey

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During the 90s an explosion of Black art took place landing novelists and filmmakers in bookstores and film complexes in what many considered a second Black Art Renaissance. As “sistergirl” lit came into prominence, led by Terry McMillan’s “How Stella Got Her Groove Back“, the book became a film featuring Angela Basset and Whitney Houston,…

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Complex’s Netflix Show “Sneakerheads” Isn’t a Documentary or a Serious Project… It’s Just Goofy, Mainstream Fun

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In chapter one of my book “Nike’s Consumer Direct Offense…” I state: Sneaker culture has become mainstream. A quick search online garners report after report on reselling sneakers and articles on how athleisure is driving fashion. One look at the income of major sneaker companies now vs the year 2000 and there is a direct…

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