Good evening, everyone. Today's blog is another doozy compared to my usual posts. The subject of today's topic is very different from my previous posts, for it will be centered around black educators in today's time. (For those of you who are unaware of my previous posts, I usually write about movies and how they … Continue reading Colored Educators
Social Binaries and The Sneetches
Hi guys! So today's blog is going to be a little different from all of my previous posts. For those of you who have been following me on this journey through my senior capstone, you know that most of my blogs involve movies, while incorporating all the different themes I have learned through my class. … Continue reading Social Binaries and The Sneetches
Final Reflection
Hello to all and sundry. So it has come down to this: the last day of the senior capstone. All at once it is thrilling and terrifying, but all in good ways. Funny how at the beginning of the semester, one fears how long the class is going to be, readying themselves for the final … Continue reading Final Reflection
Night of the Living Dead: A Response to A Black Mass
Hello everyone! I have noticed when reading some of my fellow colleagues' posts that many have mentioned their senior capstone projects and how they wish to proceed in their research. So I thought, hey, why not do the same. It would be fun and interesting to try to articulate my thoughts on my project. My … Continue reading Night of the Living Dead: A Response to A Black Mass
Afrofuturism – Night Of The Living Dead
Hello and welcome. For those of you who have read my previous blogs, I have a tendency to dwell on (or within) pop culture in referencing or tying together certain aspects we (as in my class) have discussed. Today's blog is no different. Today I would like to share with you what afrofuturism is and … Continue reading Afrofuturism – Night Of The Living Dead
X-Men and Blaxpoitation
So for today's blog, is about Blaxpoitation, what it is and how elements of it can be found in Marvel's X-men, primarily through the character Storm. Popular during the late-sixties/mid-seventies, Blaxpoitation films were a means to reject the preaching of nonviolence. They were meant as a way in which African-Americans took on the title role … Continue reading X-Men and Blaxpoitation
Citing Black Women
Hello, everyone! Gosh, it has been such a long time since I've last posted and, for that alone, you have my sincere apology. As to quote a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, "You can't rush these [creative] things. So for today's blog, I will be talking to you about the Cite Black Women project. To … Continue reading Citing Black Women
1992, “Candyman”
Hello to all and sundry, welcome back to my blog. Today's blog is to focus on afrofuturism, what it is, and how it is expressed. So what is afrofuturism? Afrofuturism, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is "a movement in literature, music, art, etc., featuring futuristic or science fiction themes which incorporate elements of black … Continue reading 1992, “Candyman”
A Commentary on BAM Ideology
Hello again, readers. Today I had thought to kind of talk about something near and dear to my heart: art. For those of you who do not know me, I was a former Fine Arts major (with a concentration in painting) before I had switched to English Literature. Not a big change, but big enough … Continue reading A Commentary on BAM Ideology
Prison Reform
For those of you following my blog, it has been a while since I have last posted. Those of you who follow me I have a tendency to link pop culture references with the topic in question (i.e. prison reformation). I have to admit, the idea for today's blog topic struck me during the middle … Continue reading Prison Reform
L460: The Senior Capstone Blog at IUS 