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Limitless – II. Year One
My affection for the colors black and gold started earlier than most people think. My parents met at Grambling State University in the late 60s/early 70s. As any black child would, I have vivid memories of going to a Grambling homecoming when I was 9 or 10. There is NOTHING like seeing an HBCU marching […]
Limitless – I. Roots
Oh there been times that I thought, I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Sam Cooke, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ I’ve expressed a slight dread to those close to me that […]
Limitless – Foreword
My world it moves so fast today, The past it seems so far away And I squeeze it so tight, I can’t breathe And every time I try to be, What someone has thought of me So caught up, I wasn’t able to achieve But deep in my heart, the answer it was in […]
Limitless
Alfred bites the thread. Examines his stitches. Looks at the SCARS criss-crossing Wayne’s shoulders. ALFRED Know your limits, Master Wayne. WAYNE Batman has no limits. ALFRED Well, you do sir. WAYNE I can’t afford to know them. ALFRED And what happens the day you find out? WAYNE We all know how much […]
Most Important Black TV Shows – #16 Good Times
Still one of the most beloved of all shows about black families, Good Times still stands for good and bad reasons as a benchmark for black television. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: The story of the Evans family, struggling to make ends meet in the projects of Chicago. Nuff said. Legacy: The […]
Most Important Black Films – #16 The Color Purple
Based on the critically acclaimed novel, The Color Purple was an equally popular film that received its fair share of critical acclaim. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: The storyline of black life in the South in the early 20th century would be enough for this category. The inclusion of the film’s author and the film’s […]
Another Sports Commentary – Kind Of…
If you’ve been keeping up with (sports) news lately, you know there’s been quite a bit of juicy news off the field as of late. Former superstar quarterback Michael Vick was finally released from prison. On top of most likely ruining his football career, his finances are in complete ruin. Tens of millions of […]
Most Important Black Films – #17 What’s Love Got to Do With It
One of the most emotionally powerful movies of its era, What’s Love Got to Do With It? follows the true life rise of superstar Tina Turner and her notoriously explosive marriage to Ike. A black biopic made at least ten years before the musical biopic became one of the genre’s du jour in Hollywood. On to […]
Most Important Black TV Shows – #17 The Jeffersons
One of the most popular shows of the late 70s and early 80s, The Jeffersons revolved around the day to day life of dry cleaner George Jefferson and his wife Louise (Weezy). The show left a lasting impression on not just black culture, but the mainstream as well. Let’s examine the ways, shall we? […]
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