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‘Twenties’ is Everything We’ve Been Asking For in a Television Show
August 19, 2013 | ELIXHER
Writer/Producer Lena Waithe has been making the rounds in Hollywood with her pilot for “Twenties,” a show about three black women, in their twenties, who are trying to get their shit together. One of them, like Waithe, is queer.Read More
Laverne Cox: “I’m Not Supposed to Be Here”
August 16, 2013 | ELIXHER
Laverne Cox star of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” joins MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts to discuss her role on the show.Read More
Laverne Cox Covers ‘Metro Weekly’ Magazine
August 12, 2013 | ELIXHER
We’re super geeked to see actress and trans advocate grace the cover story of DC-based LGBT publication, “Metro Weekly.” The “Orange is the New Black” star talks about growing up in the church, being bullied as a kid, and the importance of transgender actors playing trans roles in film.Read More
WATCH: ‘Girl Play’ – Ep. 104
August 8, 2013 | ELIXHER
Watch the long-awaited episode 4 of the New Orleans-based web series “Girl Play.” Check out “Money is the Motive” right here on ELIXHER. Read More
WATCH: Skye’s The Limit – Episode 8
August 7, 2013 | ELIXHER
Episode 8 of Skye’s the Limit, “Feasting on Scraps,” is full of charged confrontations and mind-blowing revelations.Read More
Laverne Cox and ‘Orange is the New Black’ Cast Appear on MHP
August 5, 2013 | ELIXHER
Members of the cast of “Orange Is The New Black” discuss the serious aspects of their show and what commentary it provides on the prison and mental health systems in the U.S. Actress and trans advocate Laverne Cox talks specifically about transitioning from being a threat to being threatened as a black trans woman.Read More
The Read: Broken in Soft Places by Fiona Zedde
August 1, 2013 | ELIXHER 2
Set in Atlanta, “Broken in Soft Places” tells the story of Sara Chambers, a woman who fell for the enigmatic, free-spirit that is Merille Thompson, and the consequences of Sara’s determination to keep Rille in her life no matter what.Read More
Cedric The Entertainer Takes on Lesbian Wedding
July 31, 2013 | ELIXHER
In tonight’s episode of “The Soul Man,” Cedric The Entertainer’s character agrees to marry a lesbian couple but his congregation disapproves. Check out the clip on ELIXHER.Read More
Robert Pruitt’s “Women” Exhibit Explores Black Womanhood
July 25, 2013 | ELIXHER
Houston-based artist, Robert Pruitt’s new exhibit “Women,” currently showing at the Studio Museum in Harlem, examines the cultural and social constructs linked to being a Black woman.Read More
Orange Is The New Black and its New Black Trans Narrative
July 24, 2013 | ELIXHER
Although OITNB treads the line of racial stereotype, the show is redeemed by the ways in which it depicts female sexuality. For the most part, all of the women in the prison are represented as having control of their sexuality despite their reality of incarceration. Read More
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