In 2019, the groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror gave us a vital education. Based on Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman’s 2011 scholarly text Horror Noire: Blacks in American ...

I’m one of the many people who get upset when I see tired tropes still being used in the year 2024 of our Lord Denzel Washington. It is no secret that film has a history of ensuring The Black Guy Dies ...

As an educator, I have a lot of respect for informative texts that make learning easy for the reader. The Black Guy Dies First does an excellent job of explaining the major points of the book using ...

Robin Means Coleman has heard it all. Cliches like: Maybe we should split up and look. Tropes like: I didn’t get bit, I’m fine. Also: That sound — it’s probably just the wind. And: My uncle owns a ...