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Written by Nikki IgboFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022

BLACK FILMMAKING IN THE 1930s: “The Emperor Jones” starring Paul Robeson

America in the 1930s  was a time that predated my parents’  birth.  My maternal grandmother—my last surviving grandparent—lost her memories in her battle with Alzheimer’s long before I was able to ask her about life in those times. I don’t know if she would have wanted to speak of that history anyhow. She never explained […]

Written by Nikki IgboFebruary 6, 2019February 19, 2019

Black History Month: Why don’t we teach the game of Spades?

Some lessons can not be taught. And apparently in Black culture, according to last year’s Twitter conversation, spades is one such lesson. Though my father taught me the card games of gin, gin rummy, tunk and blackjack, he never did teach me spades. I always thought he remained silent on the game because it’s a […]

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