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Kathleen Newman-Bremang

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The HFPA Did Us Dirty — Why The Golden Globes Diversity Statements Fell Short
Kathleen Newman-B...
Mar 1, 2021
TV Shows
Where Is The Love? A Double Hot Take On The Bachelor, Race & This Season’...
Kathleen Newman-B...
Feb 23, 2021
News
Two Generations, One Goal: A Conversation About Black Liberation
Kathleen Newman-B...
Feb 18, 2021
Entertainment
Where’s All The Good Kissing On TV?
Welcome to “What’s Good,” where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s Good? Kissing. On t
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Movies
Malcolm & Marie Hates Film Criticism — Here’s What Two Fil...
This post contains spoilers for Malcolm & Marie, now streaming on Netflix.  A few minutes into Netflix’s Malcolm & Marie, Marie, played by Z
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Entertainment
Chadwick Boseman Loved Being A Superhero & That’s Why He Was Ours
This piece was originally published on August 31, 2020. Walking into the theatre to see Black Panther in February 2018 was the closest I’d come to going
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Culture
The Incredible Black Canadian Women You Should Know
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
How The Racial Trauma Of 2020 F*cked With Our Bodies & What To Do...
lack people have had to deal with this shit our whole lives, long before George Floyd), and we need to use the proper language to describe it in order to h
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Entertainment
One Night In Miami’s Secret Ingredient Is Its Elec...
It only takes moments into Regina King’s directorial debut before you realize — like really start to understand — what the term “actor’s director
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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The Kamala Harris Vogue Cover Has Issues — & It’s Not Ju...
Kamala Harris’s position as the first Black woman Vice President-elect of the United States  comes with an invisible tightrope. We’ve seen her wal
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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Stacey Abrams Is Not A Magical Negro, So Stop Asking Her To Save ...
There’s a fine line between giving Abrams her flowers and the credit she deserves without tasking her to save the whole damn country, and last night, tha
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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5 Black Women Share What They’re Demanding From 2021
2020 took more than it gave, shook more than it soothed, and damaged more than it healed. But in the debris left behind in its hellscape, embers of hope fl
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
A Double Hot Take On Bridgerton, Race & Romance
This post contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 1 and is based on the Netflix series alone, not the books.  Bridgerton’s elevator pitch goes like
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Star Taylour Paige On That Chad...
Taylour Paige thought she blew her audition for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. In the new Netflix film, the 30-year-old actress plays Dussie Mae, the young lo
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
“We’re Collectively Traumatized:” Laverne Cox O...
'Promising Young Woman' is an emotional rollercoaster—so is this conversation with the Emmy-nominated actress and activist.
by Kathleen Newman-B...
What's Good
Jingle Jangle Is A Reminder That The Best Christmas Movi...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s Good? Jing
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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Canada Ignores Its Black Talent — Stephan James & Shamier Anderso...
The brothers have launched a new initiative to give Black creatives the opportunities they never had at home.
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
Letitia Wright’s New Role Honours Black Women of The Resistance
It’s at once eerie and infuriating that almost every protest scene in Steve McQueen’s Mangrove—the first film in his Amazon anthology series, Small A
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
If You Aren’t Buying Black This Holiday Season, Gabrielle U...
Black-owned businesses are in trouble. In the midst of a racial injustice reckoning and a social media push to #BuyBlack this year, you may have thought ot
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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The Grammys Fumbled Its R&B Categories, But Should We Even Care?
If there’s one thing Twitter is gonna do, it’s get mad over Grammy nominations. I am including myself in the royal “we” of the bird app because min
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
Are You A Tia Or A Tamera? The Surprisingly Subversive Big Questi...
Watching Sister, Sister in 2020 is the equivalent of logging off Twitter, putting your phone on Do No Disturb, and curling up under a heavy-ass weighted bl
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Culture
I Thought I Was Done With Religion — Until I Considered Having Kids
Being the child of immigrants who love Jesus is why I am who I am.
by Kathleen Newman-B...
Politics
A (Very Biased) Interview With Marci Ien About Leaving The So...
UPDATE: Marci Ien won the Toronto Centre byelection Monday and will represent the riding as Liberal MP. Toronto Centre has been a Liberal stronghold for 27
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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Michaela Coel’s Onscreen Catharsis Is Helping Black People ...
With the release — and soaring popularity — of I May Destroy You in June, Michaela Coel destroyed our expectations of a “quarantine watch.” While t
by Kathleen Newman-B...
What's Good
This Netflix Docuseries Will Fill The Cheer-Sized Hole I...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a weekly column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s Goo
by Kathleen Newman-B...
What's Good
Netflix Just Dropped One Of The Best Movies Of The Year — With A ...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a weekly column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s
by Kathleen Newman-B...
News
Annamie Paul Is A First For Canada. She Wants To Make Sure She...
Annamie Paul is losing her voice. The newly appointed leader of the Green Party of Canada opens our call by apologizing for the raspy tone she’s acquired
by Kathleen Newman-B...
What's Good
This Wholesome Netflix Horror Comedy Is Exactly What This Hallowe...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a weekly column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s Goo
by Kathleen Newman-B...
New Lease
11 Canadian Women Reveal How They Bought Their Home & How Much Th...
by Kathleen Newman-B...
What's Good
If You Love (Or Hate) Toronto, This CBC Gem Series Is For You
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a weekly column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world. What’s Goo
by Kathleen Newman-B...
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