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neshatriumphs · 2 years ago

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Dark Skin Directory

I did one of these for my sideblog BlackFemmeCharacterDependency (BFCD) and... While it’ll take longer on this end to do because there are more prominent figures here than on that one, I thought it would be good to also have one for my main...

EDIT: Okay, so the one that I did for BFCD does not work, so I am posting this one to see if it works, and if not, they’ll both be WIPS until I have the time to repair them

For the purposes of this list and on this page, whenever I say “dark skinned,” I mean a traditional brown crayon or darker. I grew up around Black people, so the words “dark skinned” do not mean the same thing to me as it do to nonblacks.

Queen Quet | Quiana Welch | Quinta Brunson | Quvenzhane Wallis

Wakeema Hollis | Whitney Houston | Whoopi Goldberg | Wunmi Mosaku

Xosha Roquemore

#to add to darkskin directory

Aliet Sarah

Tricia Akello

Sokhna Niane

Rashida Renée

Javonna Charde’

Ajak Deng

Edun Bola

Pretty Tye

Herieth Noela

#NeshaTriumphs Dark Skin Directory #4th #December #2022 #December 4th 2022 #Dark Skin Directory

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blackfemmecharacterdependency · 2 years ago

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Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory || Entertainers Pt. 1 (A-N)

*I am attempting to redo this list that will not show up for some reason...

#BFCD Dark Skin December #BFCD Masterlist #BFCD DS Directory #Black Actresses and Female Entertainers Masterlist #Black Women in Entertainment #Flooding Your Dash with Black Lady Face #A-Z #Tags Masterlist #Masterlist #List will be updated as needed #BFCD Dark Skin December 2022

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revelationmusic · 5 months ago

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This uplifting track blends Gaise Baba’s modern afrobeat style with Tope Alabi’s powerful gospel vocals, creating a unique and spiritually enriching listening experience. The song’s lyrics are a celebration of faith and gratitude, delivered with an infectious energy that encourages listeners to reflect and rejoice. With its dynamic beats, harmonious melodies, and inspiring message,…

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movienized-com · 8 months ago

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Black Cake

Black Cake (Serie 2023) #StephanieJacob #RupertEvans #CaraHorgan #SimonWan #AshleyThomas #ChipoChung Mehr auf:

Serie Jahr: 2023- (November) Genre: Drama / History / Mystery Hauptrollen: Stephanie Jacob, Rupert Evans, Cara Horgan, Simon Wan, Ashley Thomas, Chipo Chung, Rebecca Calder, Adrienne Warren, Tom McKay, Mia Isaac, Anthony J. Abraham, Anna Mawn, Faith Alabi, Trish Williams, Ahmed Elhaj, Lashay Anderson … Serienbeschreibung: Kalifornien, USA: Eleanor Bennett (Chipo Chung) ist verstorben und…

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#Ashley Thomas #Cara Horgan #Hulu #Rupert Evans #Simon Wan #Stephanie Jacob

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gospelhotspot · 8 months ago

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[Lyrics] Pa Pam Pam Pam - Esther Osaji Ft. Tope Alabi

Lyrics: Pa Pam Pam Pam By Esther Osaji Ft. Tope Alabi Papam pampampam Papam pampampam Papam pampampam Papam pampampam (2X) Ha ha Hallelujah Go tell it on the mountain what GOd has done for me Verse 1: Woke up in my home not in the hospital Headed for work, stressed but I found favour I may not have everything But I walk and live by faith Last last everything’s gonna be alright Chorus: Oh, my God…

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#Esther Osaji #Gospel Lyrics #Gospel Music Lyrics #Gospel Songs Lyrics #Lyrics #Naija Gospel Lyrics #Tope Alabi #Worship Songs Lyrics

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unblogparaloschicos · 9 months ago

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TV: We Are Who We Are (2020)

Tres años después del suceso de Llámame por tu nombre ("Call Me By Your Name"), Luca Guadagnino creó (junto a Paolo Giordano, Francesca Manieri y Sean Conway), coescribió (Giordano y Manieri fueron las otras plumas) y dirigió una miniserie de ocho capítulos de aproximadamente una hora cuyo protagonismo recayó en adolescentes. Producida para la cadena HBO, "We Are Who We Are" ("Somos quienes somos", aunque casi todos los episodios llevan el título de "Right Here, Right Now", "Aquí y ahora"), la serie se grabó en Venecia (mayormente), Bagnoli di Sopra y Bolonia.

Aunque es sostenida por un amplio elenco juvenil, la historia esencial se centra en Fraser Wilson (Jack Dylan Grazer) y Caitlin Poythress (Jordan Kristine Seamón). Fraser es un chico de catorce años que arriba con su madre, Sarah (Chloë Sevigny, vista en "Los chicos no lloran") y la esposa de ésta, Maggie (Alice Braga) a una base militar estadounidense en Italia, adonde Sarah iniciará su labor como comandante. Al principio, todo el mundo lo ve como un bicho raro: tiene el pelo teñido de un blanco furiosos y sus uñas pintadas de distintos colores. Su actitud rebelde e incluso violenta con su madre (con Maggie, también militar, es con quien mejor se lleva) provoca constantes batallas en su casa.

Tras dejar una relación no definida con un tal Mark en Nueva York, lugar de donde proviene, se conecta con Caitlin, con quien se siente fascinado desde el primer momento. Más tarde descubrirá que la joven, hija de un militar estadounidense, Richard (el músico Kid Cudi, aquí acreditado como Scott Mescudi) y su esposa, Jenny (Faith Alabi) y hermana menor de Danny (Spencer Moore II), siente confusiones con respecto a su género, haciéndose llamar Harper.

Al hablar de "amplio elenco juvenil" nos referimos a un grupo que incluye a Sam Pratchett (el ex novio celoso de Caitlin, interpretado por Ben Taylor), su hermano mayor, el simpático Craig (Corey Knight), Britney Orton, la mejor amiga de Caitlin (Francesca Scorsese, actriz y directora, además de hija de, nada menos, Martin Scorsese), Valentina (novia de Craig, en la piel de Beatrice Barichella), Enrico (Sebastiano Pigazzi), Sole (Vittoria Bottin), Giulia (una chica interesada en Harper e interpretada por Nicole Celpan) y Luca (un breve interés amoroso de Fraser, rol de Arturo Gabbriellini).

Ya al comenzar se da cuenta de que la serie contiene muchos elementos no muy apropiados para televidentes teens: escenas de desnudez y sexo y escenas de consumo de alcohol y otras sustancias extrañas. Si lees comentarios de sitios como imdb.com, advertirás que las opiniones son muy diferentes, por no decir opuestas: hay quienes critican su lentitud narrativa o lo irreal con que se presenta la vida cotidiana en una base militar, mientras que otros resaltan el respeto y la frescura con que se encara la tarea de reflejar la adolescencia actual, a la vez que se alaba el tratamiento cinematográfico del show (y es verdad: la cadencia y la acertada musicalización la asemeja más a una película de casi ocho horas que a una serie televisiva). Tú decides.

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jamesginortonblog · 3 years ago

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James Norton and Imogen Poots in Amy Herzog's Belleville, London, Donmar Warehouse, December 2017 - February 2018.

"There’s a fizzy chemistry between the leads. James Norton and Imogen Poots play a recently wed American couple, relishing bohemian life in Paris. They’re attractive but also maddening — Norton and Poots make their marriage seem like a grenade with the pin removed. As their vulnerabilities are exposed, we see how poorly they communicate and wonder which of them is in fact more fragile. Director Michael Longhurst achieves an atmosphere of barely suppressed violence. Poots is excellent at probing Abby’s unhappy self-obsession, and Norton skilfully suggests two very different sides of Zack — a vanity that can be menacingly icy, and a fumbling, fidgety desperation." – Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 15 December 2017

#james norton #imogen poots #Belleville #malachy kirby #faith alabi #donmar warehouse

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karolpilberg · 4 years ago

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We Are Who We Are (2020-) dir. Luca Guadagnino

#Luca Guadagnino #We Are Who We Are #Alice Braga #Faith Alabi

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conheads · 4 years ago

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#alice braga #faith alabi #jenny poythress #maggie teixeira #we are who we are #we are who we are spoilers #wawwa #wawwaedit #wrwwr #wawwa spoilers #wlm #edit

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blackfemmecharacterdependency · 1 year ago

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Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory: F

F: The Characters

Fanta | Farah Black | Felicia | Foxxy Love | Fringilla Vigo

F: The Entertainers

#BFCD DS Directory #F #BFCD Dark Skin December #BFCD Dark Skin December 2023 #DSD: F #Girl That's Queuedt #Black Female Characters #Black Women in Entertainment

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revelationmusic · 5 months ago

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The song’s lyrics are a celebration of faith and gratitude, delivered with an infectious energy that encourages listeners to reflect and rejoice. With its dynamic beats, harmonious melodies, and inspiring message, “Particularly” is a testament to the versatility and vibrancy of Nigerian music. DOWNLOAD MUSIC NOW

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freddyfreebat · 4 years ago

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Legends of the Fall: Meet the New Hollywood A-List

Jack Dylan Grazer: age 16, We Are Who We Are

Jack Dylan Grazer is the youngest talent on our list, but the upstart actor already has an impressive résumé. Following leading roles in the films Shazam!, IT, and IT Chapter Two, Grazer will star in Luca Guadagnino’s hotly anticipated HBO miniseries, We Are Who We Are. The show, which is set to premiere on September 14, tells the story of Fraser Wilson (Grazer) and Caitlin Harper (Jordan Kristine Seamon), two teens who approach adulthood on an American military base in Italy. When he’s not acting, Grazer can be found perfecting his kickflips at skateparks across L.A.’s westside.

Hi, I'm Jack Dylan Grazer and I play Fraser Wilson on the show We Are Who We Are on HBO. Fraser is a 14-year-old boy who moves to an army base in Italy, and in the midst of like, all that happening, he's questioning who he is, his identity, what he's about, what he's for. He's volatile.

I auditioned. I felt like it was the worst audition I've ever done ever, like and I was so discouraged when I walked out. I was like, "Oh my God." Luca Guadagnino. I was so excited by that name, and I love Call Me By Your Name and I love Suspiria. A few weeks pass and I was on a press tour for Shazam!, I was in Chicago, and Luca FaceTimed me and he's like, “If you want the part you have it, you can have the part if you want it.” And I was like, “Oh my god. I— of course. I want it, yes, yes!” I met with him in LA. Every idea he wants to come across, he displays it so perfectly. He's so poetically accurate with everything he says. He's a genius, he's a genius Mastermind.

I started doing chemistry reads with the people auditioning to play Caitlin and Danny, and it was just a cool process and Luca expressed to me that we both should clash our heads on this and both like incorporate our own creative input together. Such a cool thing to hear.

There's some uncharted parts of myself that I put in the character that I actually discovered of myself all along the way, while playing this character that was foreign to me.

I went to Italy I spent six and a half months there. We shot in Padua, Chioggia, Bologna. It was just really, I loved it. It was just a whole other world there.

My big break, my first big movie was IT for sure. But I didn't even really think of it as that, it felt like summer camp when I was shooting it. Just a bunch of my friends playing pretend, being able to dress up, play with cool props and scream and stuff. Just so much fun.

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therewrites · 4 years ago

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We Are Who We Are Overall Thoughts *spoilers*

This review will be discussing briefly some of the episodes so far, so SPOILERS

So I started watching the HBO original series, We Are Who We Are, and I am conflicted. When I initially watched it, the dialogue made it hard for me to enjoy it so I stopped. Then after a couple of weeks after its airing, I thought, what the hell? And this time, I was pleasantly surprised. I always maintain the belief that pilot episodes are either boring, messy, or just bad so I try to push past it in order to get to the good shit. The pilot for We Are Who We Are was...I’m not sure how to explain...different? It certainly wasn’t bad and it made an impression on me, but this show as a whole is hard to limit by just a few words. It’s really something that you should watch and experience yourself.

It was only after the first 3 episodes that I began to understand the tone and mood that Luca Guadagnino was trying to convey. A lot of the time, the dialogue is abrupt and choppy and can make no sense. It can be frustrating, especially when you have two characters that aren’t communicating effectively. But I think that was the point. Guadagnino is a very realistic director, he captures the most realistic elements in a film. A lot of the conversations between characters is meant to emulate real life. Like, what the hell do you say when a conversation becomes awkward? Well, nothing sometimes.

While Guadagnino’s typical cinematography may suggest whimsy, in WAWWA’s case the small structured and synthetic model of the military base is juxtaposed to the very concrete characters. When I started to view the show less as simply a televised airing of fictional characters and problems, and instead looked at them as people, I began to really enjoy it.

Take the main character of Fraser, played by Jack Dylan Grazer. Fraser is meant to be seen as an extremely complex and troubled kid, but the difference between him and every other teen in a coming-of-age drama is that he isn’t polished. His drinking and drug habit isn’t framed as romantic or beautiful, in fact most of the time it’s portrayed as his weakness of sorts. In the first episode, Fraser has one of his mothers drive him home after getting pretty wasted and Luca graces us with a direct shot of him throwing up. And before that, Fraser is stumbling on a bridge when he drunkenly falls and cuts his face. Everything the character does is messy, uncoordinated, yet extremely real and relatable. Hell, in one shot you can clearly see him do a Naruto run!

Caitlin/Harper is a character that I enjoyed watching, as well. Jordan Seamon did a fantastic job and I really connected with their character. Initially we see Caitlin as this mysterious girl, and in the pilot we are meant to assume that their relationship with Fraser is supposed to develop into a romantic one. This is not the case as it seems that Caitlin is trying to come to terms with who they are. The biggest shift in Caitlin’s character isn’t their friendship with Fraser but probably when they get their period.

This was a moment that even I related to, even though I am cis when I first got my period I didn’t tell my mom until the day after. The possible confusion and shift in their reality that Caitlin felt was only heightened with the conflict of their boyfriend wanting to be more physically intimate, and Fraser’s eventual discover of Harper. I would have like to see exactly why Fraser seemed drawn to Caitlin. I’m assuming viewers were supposed to think that Fraser is attracted to her, or something. But both Caitlin/Harper and Fraser are queer coded and their respective sexualities are alluded to not being straight. It would’ve made their standing as platonic friends more clear if this had been established stronger.

I definitely think the writer could have devoted more time to giving certain characters proper conversations. It would’ve given more development to certain characters and better context for things. However even without that, there is a lot that the audience is showed that can’t be told through dialogue. The power struggle between Sarah and Richard being one. So far, there hasn’t been any explanation as to why they have a such a volatile relationship other than Richard being a homophobe.

Through deeper inspection, I was able to interpret it as: Richard may heavily resent the fact the Sarah was promoted to Colonel and not him. It is never made clear who has the better credentials, Sarah or Richard, but assuming that she was the one promoted it is a safe guess. This may be highlighted by the fact that Sarah is a women, and also gay. Even before episode 7, it was clear that Richard did not respect her authority. I also interpreted it as Richard being upset that and openly gay women was promoted instead of him, a black man.

Of course this is just based on my own personal knowledge of how the U.S. military can be towards people of color and LGBTQ+. Regardless, the competitive tension between two parents is palpable without needing dialogue to explain.

When conflict happens, I can kind of figure out which characters are going to react and which one’s will stay silent. I think the show is trying to accomplish a drastically realistic and raw series. It took me while to adjust to it, but by maybe the 2nd or 3rd episode, it starts to grow on you. Despite not liking a good majority of the characters, I was very surprised by how invested I was in them.

Like, Danny is my least favorite character because he displays very abusive and explosive tendencies, and doesn’t seem to care about the world around him. However, getting glimpses into his character and seeing how Richard ignores him for Caitlin/Harper, his suicidal thoughts, and how he is trying to reclaim his cultural and religious background makes me empathize with him.

Even though I hate his character, I can see that he is struggling. I appreciate the way that this show freely shows dark skinned black boys dealing with mental health issues, and personal development. Rarely are issues like suicide talked about in the black community, so seeing Danny talk about it and Craig offering(admittedly poor)comfort was touching. This is a general vibe that I get from nearly all the characters on WAWWA. I also appreciated the how Danny is actively trying to convert to Islam. In shows, rarely is Islam ever portrayed in a positive manner. Especially when female characters are shown to be struggling with their religion, Islam is shown as this barrier that prevents them from living life. Hopefully it goes without saying that the “taking off the hijab” as a way to show that a female character is “liberated” is overplayed and does not offer any respect to the countless Muslim women who choose to wear hijabs.

Now I think the pacing of some of the storylines could have been handled a bit more gracefully. Like how we jump from Fraser and Harper being kind of enemies(not really but you know what I mean), to just them hanging out in Richard’s boat was jarring. I would have at least liked to see the scene of them talking on the rocks at the beach. It would’ve given more insight on Caitlin/Harper’s character and also on Fraser too. Also how quickly Maggie and Lu(Jennifer but I love the name Lubaba, it’s my aunt’s name)jump into a physical affair. I just would have liked to see a build up of tension between all these characters but I don’t think this entirely ruins the plot.

I was very iffy when I learned that the show would be focusing on trans identity and gender and sexuality, but not actually hire a trans male actor. I was afraid that the show would completely botch the experiences of being transgender, and honestly I don’t have the authority to speak on whether or not this affects the quality of the show. I am cisgender, and only can empathize with this particular situation as much as I can. But I would like to hear to the opinion of someone who is trans and elaborate on the ways that they did/didn’t like Jordan Kristine Seamón’s portrayal.

Now at the time I’m writing this, the season finale has yet to come out. But I’d also like to briefly discuss the most recent episode and how it developed Jonathan and Fraser’s relationship. I was VERY worried that Guadagnino was going to take their relationship in the direction of inappropriate. While nearly all the depictions of Jonathan and his actions have been trough Fraser’s pov, it didn’t stop me from side-eyeing some of the interactions they shared. Of course after it was mentioned that Jonathan was supposed to be in his late 20s, nearing 30 I was immediately uncomfortable with the very flirty behavior he exhibited.

So when the scene of Fraser going up to his apartment after Craig’s death, I was very on edge. If Guadagnino had gone the extra mile to show an even larger age gap then I would’ve been pissed. While I enjoyed Call Me By Your Name, the implication that sexual relationships between barely legal teenagers and adults well into their 20s was sensual is something that I see as very weird now that I’m older. So seeing Jonathan as the object of Fraser’s affections made me extremely warry.

And honestly, I’m still surprised that the scene even happened in its entirety. I’m sure that Jack was not in any danger of being exploited but there were definitely points while watching I thought, what the fuck is going on? I was very worried that it would escalate, but I was happy to see that Fraser was the one who stopped it from going further. It made sense to me that this scene took so many liberties to be as graphic as possible without being too graphic, in order to show why a situation like that would be scary and confusing for Fraser. It wasn’t lost to me that Marta and Jonathan were the one’s initiating all the sexual advances. They held all the power in that scenario, even more so because Fraser is younger and has the tendencies to not make the best decisions. Though it seemed that Fraser was trying, he knew that the situation was fucked up.

I’d like to hear what JDG felt and thought doing this scene. What was his character’s thought process?

I’ve seen a lot of people compare the show heavily to CMBYN, which is fine. Besides certain cinematic parallels that people pointed out, I don’t see the clear comparison. CMBYN is more of a love story and it’s more polished than WAWWA. Now when I say tat, I don’t mean it as a negative. Rather, We Are Who We is obviously more devoted to realism and its characters. I appreciate the inclusion of more LGBTQ+ people and black main characters with development, something that CMBYN lacked. And for some people who didn’t like the show based solely on the fact that it wasn’t a CMBYN tv show, I suggest just going into it with no expectations and enjoy the mess.

And I’d also like to take a moment to commend Jack Dylan Grazer for his job in We Are Who We Are. All of the main cast are amazing actors and actresses and did a really good job bringing their characters to life. Though, I had always associated JDG with supporting roles that, while highlighted his acting talent, only put him in a one-dimensional light. As good as It 2017 was, JDG’s role of Eddie is only meant to be seen as a comic relief. In WAWWA, I was able to forget that he was teen actor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and really see him as Fraser. It’s worth mentioning that in a GQ interview, Grazer also mentioned how this role made him reevaluate is approach to acting.

And after reading an interview he did with a Interview Germany, with him saying he spent months in Italy reading the script and trying to perfectly craft this character, I was immensely impressed. I hope that he knows that all his hard work payed off and made a really dynamic and interesting character. I really hope that in the future JDG continues with more mature or multi-dimensional roles because he displayed that he has the talent to do so. Him being so young makes me optimistic in knowing that he is definitely going places in his career. I also hope that there will be a season 2 of WAWWA because despite having hour long episodes, the show still felt way too short. There is a lot about Fraser’s character, and all the others’ characters, that I want more information and analysis on.

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