The B-word is both wound and shield. This essay maps its history, Black women’s experience, pop-culture reclamation, and the boundaries that keep respect intact.
Respect
Posted inOpinion
Are We Honoring Our Elders Enough?
Respect should be earned and reciprocated, not simply assumed due to age, and elders should model it rather than demand it, while young people should seek wisdom from elders rather than just social media.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
See ‘Respect’ free at Riverview Theater on Aug. 14-15
All screenings of the new film ‘Respect’ will be completely free at Riverview Theater this weekend.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies, Music
REVIEW: Music soars in entertaining biopic about the Queen of Soul
What’s on view is so fascinating and the storyline so involving and consequential that when the film ends at Franklin’s famous church concert, you wish there was more.