Black Writers Week 2026: Table of Contents

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Intro to Black Writers Week 2026 by Robert Daniels

FEATURES

250 Years Later and Blacks Are Still Politically and Racially Enslaved by Carla Renata

From My Block to Wakanda: Movies and Black Travel by Reginald Ponder

To Make People Aware of Something is Great: A Conversation with Maya Cade by Robert Daniels

Can the New Anti-Heroine Heal My Inner Black Girl? by Lyvie Scott

Through My Lens: The Accidental Archivist of ‘90s Howard University by Lance R. Williams

I Am Telling You: Dreamgirls at 20 by Odie Henderson

Film Criticism’s Crisis in the Letterboxd Era by Brandon Lewis

Cinematic Albums of the 2020s: Music That Feels Like a Movie by Cortlyn Kelly

What the 2025 Federal Arts Cuts Mean for Documentary Filmmaking by Ife Olatunji

J. Christopher Hamilton on Culture, Capital, and Creative Leverage by Sonia Evans

The Legend of Us: Expanding the Chosen One by Sherin Nicole

A Father Learning Beside His Children: What Jiu-Jitsu Taught Me About Fatherhood by Andre Hammel

The Urban Environment: A Conversation with Tatsu Aoki, Avant-Garde Filmmaker by Danielle Momoh

What is the State of the Black Movie Star? by David Moses

Radical Whimsy: Exploring the Creative Mind of Boots Riley by Brandon Towns

When Sci-fi Was Horny: “Logan’s Run” at 50 by Brandon David Wilson

Toy Story 5

REVIEWS

The Death of Robin Hood by Brandon David Wilson

Captivating Third Season of “House of the Dragon” Is More Complex Than Ever by Kaiya Shunyata

Toy Story 5 by Robert Daniels

Never Change! by Craig D. Lindsey

Paramount+’s “The Agency” Expands Its Scope With An Exhilarating Second Season by Kaiya Shunyata

Leviticus by Cortlyn Kelly

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