The scandals involving Jonathan Majors and Ezra Miller prove the double standard in Hollywood is very Black and white — Let me reiterate this point: everyone across the board should be held accountable for their actions, especially when those actions violate and hurt others, and most definitely if they are criminal in nature. Jonathan Majors and Ezra Miller are two actors who are embroiled in scandals, with very serious allegations…

The venerated sci-fi franchise returns much-needed aspiration to speculative television — Critics scoff at Star Trek’s vision of the future as being ridiculously “utopian.” However, this cynical perspective ignores one important fact: we can’t create a better future or existence for ourselves without first imagining what that looks like. Until Star Trek: Discovery’s debut in 2017 on the then CBS All…

Onscreen sci-fi and fantasy has a glaring lack of originality — During Star Wars Celebration 2023 held in London, new streaming series and motion pictures set in the galaxy far, far way were unveiled. Being a lover of the original Star Wars trilogy, it surprises me to meet these announcements with feelings of…indifference. Why? Sci-fi and fantasy onscreen is suffering from…

As The 1619 project reveals, humans are the real monsters — Currently, I am finishing the book The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, the landmark work of historical journalism created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. Reading it has been… hard mentally and emotionally. It’s also been a powerful and revelatory experience for me to read about my ancestors’ sojourn…

Why do we constantly ask women about work-life balance? — “Can women have it all?” I’ve always found it strange that working and professional women are often asked this question. Because we, men, are never asked that particular question. I am a 25-year veteran of corporate America and during my tenure, I was never, ever asked how I managed to…

The policing of Angela Bassett’s reaction to her Oscar loss is very telling — and par the course in America — Angela Bassett, one of our most accomplished actors, is being dragged all over the internet. Why? Because her response to losing the Best Supporting Actress Oscar is deemed as inappropriate. Unfortunately, this policing of conduct and behavior is nothing new to Black people. A main component of the Black experience…

Apple may have made a blunder by cutting the mini from its iPhone lineup — Apple eliminated the mini from its latest iPhone models, but the tiny powerhouse is having the last say. Here’s why I love the 13 mini, and why many tech reviewers are in agreement: The iPhone 13 mini is tiny but mighty. It has the same bionic A15 chip that powers…

These public domain, archival photographs are a visual testament to the long legacy of heroism and patriotism of African American soldiers — Go back to Africa! This is a common racist retort many African Americans have heard either directly or indirectly. It implies that somehow, we are interlopers and not true citizens of the United States Of America. Yet enslaved Africans are responsible for laying the very foundations of this country with…

Income clickbait is a serious problem — Yes, this title is intended to be clickbait. But it’s also typical of far too many similarly titled pieces now prevalent all over this platform. I’ve been on Medium for nearly eight years now and have seen numerous waves of flashy, hollow trends flow through this site. At one point…