Black Pain as White Entertainment

Black Pain as White Entertainment

Black people’s pain and humiliation have long been turned into entertainment, from minstrel shows to modern “gotcha” media moments that turn Black suffering into content. The BAFTA broadcast that aired a racial slur directed at Black actors Michael B. Jordan and...
GFM’s Favorite Television and Film from 2025

GFM’s Favorite Television and Film from 2025

We asked our team of staff writers and contributing correspondents which movies and television programs stood out to them in 2025. Below are some of their answers. Craig Nash, Senior Editor Adolescence (Netflix) Most commentary on the “problem with boys” or the...
“Sinners” and White Christianity

“Sinners” and White Christianity

Recently, “Sinners,” the Southern Gothic horror film from director Ryan Coogler of “Black Panther” fame, began streaming, following its theatrical release over Easter weekend.  This story, set amid Jim Crow Clarksdale, Mississippi, is fraught with religious symbolism,...