Contributor Spotlight: Kimberly

We are fortunate to have regular contributors such as Kimberly who periodically graces us with her wisdom and wit.  As we wish Kimberly a Happy Birthday, we also wanted to showcase Kimberly’s contributions to blackgirlgrown: Why Precious is Important (Movie Review): Although there is nothing about this movie with which I can personally identify, in [...]

Race-Talk: Putting this Year of “Firsts” in Perspective

Written by Race-Talk’s Kira Hudson Banks. I know the Oscars happened a week ago, but I’m still nagged by some of the larger implications of the event. The general controversy has been covered here and elsewhere. What I would like to do is highlight the limited scope of people of color throughout the history of [...]

Why Precious is Important (Movie Review)

After I agreed to write a review for the movie Precious I began to wonder if I’m the right person to do so. I say this because I am by no means a big movie-goer. In fact Precious is only the third movie I’ve seen this year — He’s Just Not That Into You and [...]