Archive - Black Girl Watching

PODCAST: How to Reclaim Our Stories with Bea Wangondou

Another Possible World episode 3 features 'Kikuyuland' award-winning director Bea Wangondou on how to reclaim our narratives on film

Apr 30 • Brooke Obie

35:48

The Empty Propaganda of 'Michael'

The Michael Jackson biopic is as sloppy and soulless as that CGI monkey.

Apr 27 • Brooke Obie

The Ending of 'Beef' Season 2 Is Hard to Swallow

The new season is bigger in scope and scale with an undefeatable enemy and an ending that gets stuck in your throat.

Apr 17 • Brooke Obie

Janine Was Right on 'Abbott,' 'You Me & Tuscany' Is Adorably Unhinged & 'Project Hail Mary' Is a Chop

Plus J. Alphonse Nicholson in 'Freight' is my must-stream pick on Your Weekly Watch.

Apr 11 • Brooke Obie

'The Drama' Laughs at Our Pain

America's trauma is a Norwegian's thought experiment

Apr 5 • Brooke Obie

March 2026

INTERVIEW: 'Paradise' Star Enuka Okuma on Overcoming Tropes & that Explosive S2 Finale

The actress who plays Teri answers our burning questions about the show.

Mar 31 • Brooke Obie

35:25

Hollywood Is Gaslighting Black Folks Again

We are defined by our flops, and our successes are flukes. How can we win, when they keep moving the goalposts?

Mar 26 • Brooke Obie

'Sinners' Has Already Won

We are the Oscars, baby. And the Oscars could never be us.

Mar 15 • Brooke Obie

'Bridgerton' Will Always Have a Class Issue

In focusing on a maid's love story, the show opens itself up to a class-conscious review

Mar 8 • Brooke Obie

February 2026

The 2026 BAFTAs Were Violent

These anti-Black institutions will always remind us of our place.

Feb 23 • Brooke Obie

'Wuthering Heights' Is Literal Trauma P*rn

Emerald Fennell's illiterate read on the classic novel is offensive and irresponsible.

Feb 18 • Brooke Obie

Black at Sundance 2026

The last 'Dance in Park City was full of nostalgia, fantastic films, and some inevitable racism.

Feb 15 • Brooke Obie

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