Compton, California, Is the Old Town Road for Black Urban CowboysBlack Girl Nerds
Book Review by Diedre Johnson for Black Girl Nerds New York Times reporter Walter Thompson-Hernandez’s The Compton Cowboys is both a skilled insider’s look at a community of cowboys in the most... READ MORE
10 CIVIL RIGHTS ERA BOOKS THAT STILL RESONATEThe Crisis Magazine
By Diedre Johnson for The Crisis Magazine In the era of George Floyd protests, media outlets have been curating lists of what they think should be read to understand the Black experience and... READ MORE
Dolores Huerta and Angélique Kidjo, Education Sets People on the Path to PowerVariety
By Diedre Johnson Ricky Martin (“Jingle Jangle”), Nick Robinson (“A Teacher”) Dolores Huerta and Angélique Kidjo have close to a century of experience between them raising their voices to demand human rights. They... READ MORE
New Film Explores John Lewis in Good Trouble THE CRISIS
By Diedre Johnson for The Crisis Magazine John Lewis: Good Trouble isn’t filmmaker Dawn Porter’s first documentary but just may be the first set to debut with such perfect timing. The tragic, preventable... READ MORE
HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’: 1930s Setting But 21st Century IdealismBlack Girl Nerds
By Diedre Johnson for Black Girl Nerds Let’s not start this by saying this is not your grandmother’s (or your great grandmother’s) Perry Mason, because, actually it is. HBO’s prequel of Erle Stanley... READ MORE
Shiva Rose’s TOP TIPS FOR WELLNESS Soap World
By Diedre Johnson NEED A LITTLE SPRING ZING? GET ACTRESS-TURNED-HEALTH GURU Shiva Rose’s TOP TIPS FOR WELLNESS These days it’s all about reinvention and the side hustle – just ask actress-turned-natural beauty product... READ MORE