Black Earth Rising: The White Man’s Burden

Revolving around Kate Ashby (Michaela Coel), Black Earth Rising follows her in as a legal investigator in the chambers of Michael Ennis (John Goodman). When her mother Eve Ashby (Harriet Walter), an international criminal lawyer, takes a case in which she will prosecute Rwandan militia leader Simon…

The Hate U Give: This Is America

Starr Carter (Amanda Stenberg) is always switching between environments. The first one is the poor, working-class, mainly Black neighbourhood where she lives with her parents (Regina Hall, Russel Horsby) and brothers (Lamar Johnson, TJ Wright). The other is the rich, mostly White, private school she…

The Handmaid’s Tale: #MeToo

Without Margaret Atwood’s novel to fall back on, season two of The Handmaid’s Tale takes audiences to new heights. Even if you have never watched the show or read the original text, you will know from people that have certainly told you to watch it that it’s…