Bridging scholarship and popular culture, marwamoves writes personal essays, opinion-editorials, and socio-cultural commentary to chronicle queer, Black narratives of the diaspora.
26: TETHERED TO TECH: RECLAIM YOUR DATA RIGHTS
As a private industry, big tech has largely gone unregulated in its manipulation of data to oppress our information, our democracy and, ultimately, our voices. Today, more than ever, the protection of our data rights and privacy is pivotal.
25: ASÉ ALREADY: AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY IN BEYONCE’S BLACK IS KING
Beyonce’s latest project has reinvigorated conversations about African spirituality and ancestral roots.
20: CREATION IN ISOLATION: SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT ARTISTS DURING COVID-19
Nyallah is a Los Angeles-bred, Brooklyn-based vocalist-songwriter-producer-instrumentalist specializing in contemporary soul and R&B.
18: QUEEN SONO REVIEW: NETFLIX’S FIRST ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES FROM AFRICA
The release of Queen Sono is the beginning of a much larger effort to invest in original African productions throughout the continent from Nigeria to South Africa.
13: QUEEN AND SLIM REVIEW: I’M TIRED OF WATCHING BLACK TRAUMA
I am tired of experiencing Black death as entertainment.
10: T.I. AND THE CULT OF VIRGINITY
Last Tuesday rapper T.I. disclosed that he annually accompanies his 19-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris, to her gynecologist for hymen checks on the podcast Ladies Like Us, which has since been deleted.
09: THE IMPACTS OF #METOO TWO YEARS LATER
Two years since the start of the viral #MeToo movement, have conditions for women across media industries improved?
08: THE NEW WAVE OF BLACK FEMALE MUSICAL STORYTELLING: TIWA SAVAGE, FKA TWIGS, AND PRINCESS NOKIA
With an innovative and raw approach to lyricism, production, and performance, here are a few of the Black female artists making big waves today.
05: NOT MY LOVE LETTER: BEYONCE’S ‘THE LION KING’ ALBUM AND REPRESENTATIONS OF AFRICA
From the small townships to the sprawling cities to the local villages, Africa’s vibrant creativity and raw versatility has garnered overwhelming demand, most recently through Beyonce’s The Lion King: The Gift album.