#my black girl magic syllabus
Mother and son/Un petit frère (2022 film by Léonor Serraille)
‘Mother and Son’ (‘Un petit frère’): Film Review | Cannes 2022
https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/mother-and-son-review-1235279613/
Far from My Father (2010 Book by Véronique Tadjo)
https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4684
Here comes the sun (2016 book by Nicole Dennis Benn)
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/say-nicole-dennis-benn-comes-sun/
Me Too, I Say, Me Too: Nicole Dennis-Benn on “Here Comes the Sun”
‘Here Comes The Sun’ Shows A Complex, Heartbreakingly Real Jamaica
De Cierta Manera (One Way or Another)-1977. Directed by Sara Gómez.
https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/7484
De Cierta Manera (One Way or Another). 1977. Directed by Sara Gómez | MoMA
Before 30 (TV series, Nigeria-2015)
What is it about: Before 30 is a brand new Nigerian Television show that follows the lives of 4 women and the pressures they face to get married before they turn thirty.
What makes it so binge-worthy: Their stories are told through the eyes of the lead character Temi Coker(Damilola Adegbite) through voice over. Nkem (Beverly Naya) plays the sexy career woman who believes men are simply playthings. Aisha (Meg Otanwa) is the conflicted northern housewife who is married to a billionaire. Ama (Anee Icha) is the sweet and cheerful friend and the youngest in the group. In all, you will find all the characters very entertaining…also look out for Temi Coker’s mum – she’s hilarious.
Taken from: https://nollywoodobserver.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/nigerian-tv-shows-to-binge-watch-this-weekend/
An Image in a Mirror (2018/9 book by Ijangolet S. Ogwang)
https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/books/an-image-in-a-mirror/
An Image in a Mirror – DUBLIN Literary Award
Fiction’s got a powerful new female voice in Ijangolet S Ogwang
Diana Evans (Author of Ordinary People-2018 and 26a-2006)
A Little Deeper (2002 album by Ms Dynamite, Winner of the Mercury Prize)
http://www.1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.net/ms-dynamite-a-little-deeper
Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper - Review - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Harriet’s daughter (1988 book by M. NourbeSe Philip)
Harriet’s Daughter was published in 1988 by Heinemann (England) and The Women’s Press (Canada). This book was one of two runners up in the 1989 Canadian Library Association Prize for children’s literature; it was also first runner up in the Max and Greta Abel Award for Multicultural Literature, City of Toronto Book Award Finalist 1995 and **STAR CHOICE** of Educational Impact (Nov ’89).Harriet’s Daughter has been critically acclaimed and much reviewed as ” a lively and insightful adolescent novel…about friendship, coming of age and identity”, a story “told with warmth, humour and skill.” that is “riveting, funny, and technically accomplished.” The dialogue has been said to come “right off the page –you’ll find yourself reading it aloud”. It makes “the fact of being black a very positive enhancing experience”, and is a book “about friendship, loyalty and love that everyone from nine to ninety can enjoy.”
taken from: https://www.nourbese.com/novels/harriets-daughter-2/
Trigonometry (2020 TV series)
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/trigonometry-hbo-max-polyamory-drama-show-1202233800/
‘Trigonometry’ Review: Romantic Drama Should Be Your Top HBO Max TV Priority
https://gal-dem.com/trigonometry-is-an-addictive-trio-of-polyamory-community-and-interracial-love/
Watch Trigonometry, BBC’s new polyamorous drama, immediately - gal-dem
The Brown Sisters series (books by Talia Hibbert, 2019-2021)
Talia Hibbert Thinks We All Deserve a Chance to Find Love
10 Reasons why you should read The Brown Sisters books by Talia Hibbert
Michiko and Hatchin (2008 TV series created by Sayo Yamamoto)
https://myanimelist.net/anime/4087/Michiko_to_Hatchin
https://www.animefeminist.com/podcast-chatty-af-49-michiko-hatchin-watchalong-episodes-1-6/
Chatty AF 49: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong - Episodes 1-6 (WITH TRANSCRIPT) - Anime Feminist
The Fat Lady Sings (book by Jacqueline Roy, 2000)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/320/320878/the-fat-lady-sings/9780241482698.html
It is the 1990s, and Gloria is living in a London psychiatric ward. She is unapologetically loud, audacious and eternally on the brink of bursting into song.
After several months of uninterrupted routine, she is joined by another young black woman - Merle - who is full of silences and fear.
Unable to confide in their doctors, they agree to journal their pasts. Whispered into tape recorders and scrawled ferociously at night, the remarkable stories of their lives are revealed.
In this tender, deeply-moving depiction of mental health, Roy creates a striking portrait of two women finding strength in their shared vulnerability, as they navigate a system that fails to protect them. Life-affirming and fearlessly hopeful, this is an unforgettable story
The Burial of Kojo (2018 film by Blitz Bazawule)
In Conversation: The Cast & Crew of ‘The Burial of Kojo’ On Representation, Power & Filming in Ghana
The Braves (Entre les vagues)-2021/2022 film by Anaïs Volpé
Glasgow Film Festival 2022: The Braves (Entre les Vagues) | Review
