Rarest Gems
October 6, 2022
October is Black Speculative Fiction Month. Over in the Literary Underworld, this Literary Underlord provides a list of exceptional Black & LGBTQ media — not necessarily the titles you’ve already heard of.
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And I Quote
January 11, 2022
“The path of the One is made by many.” —The Oracle, The Matrix films Be it a social media post, an academic essay, a news article, or a novella, many of my readers know that I am very prone to include profound quotes in my work. A number of those quotes have guided me and … More And I Quote
For The Movies: 7 LGBTQ Cinematic Gems
September 17, 2019
Making my return to 30UP, I list seven exemplary and underrated LGBTQ films that everyone needs to watch. And now our feature presentation.
Double Platinum: The Best Music of 2017 and 2018
January 23, 2019
As the dearth of posts this past year will illustrate, the last year or so has been crazy busy for me with a plethora of freelance writing projects. As a professional writer, that’s always a good problem to have. Because of this, by the time I realized that I never posted my Top Music List … More Double Platinum: The Best Music of 2017 and 2018
Cindi Mayweather: Behind The Music
August 31, 2016
Originally published at Black Sci-Fi.Com in June in honor of Black Music History Month and LGBTQ Pride “I imagined many moons in the sky lighting the way to freedom.” She is one of the most the critically acclaimed musicians out today. Between her successful albums, films, award nominations and collaborations with everyone from the late Prince … More Cindi Mayweather: Behind The Music
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