The 2022 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Nominees, A History of the Ceremony, and How to Vote
Photo: NAACP Image Awards The 53rd NAACP Image Awards will be coming to you live Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at 8/7c on BET. There is a handful of award shows solely recognizing Black creatives – i.e. the BET Awards, Glyph Comics Awards, Black Reel Awards, and...
Oscar Nominee Andrew Garfield’s Career Resurgence: His Marvel-ous Career From Superheroes to Oscars
Photo: Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield has been the talk of the town on social media, from people talking about his role as Spider-Man and his incredible performance in ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’, which earned him a Golden Globe award for best actor. Many people are saying...
Punching Up with Mel Brooks: Speaking Truth to Power
Photo: Mel Brooks “Punching up” is one of the unspoken rules of comedy, of what makes comedy important during hard times. Punching up is when a comedian uses comedy, from jokes to slapstick to characters, to criticize those in power. Punching up is the...
An Analysis of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Franchise: A Series That Packs a Punch
Video Version of this Article Photo: The Rocky Franchise The ‘Rocky’ franchise is one that has stood the test of time, and done so magnificently. The first ‘Rocky’ came out all the way back in 1975, and 45 years later, we’ve had five sequels, a spinoff movie series,...
