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We're back folks! Sorry for the preemption but it just gives us more to talk about!  Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's The Grindhouse show airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your persistent  AFROnerdist broadcasters will unpack the following issues:  thoughts about Netflix's new urban horror comedy film, Vampires vs The Bronx; Is it the spiritual successor to John Boyega's Attack the Block?; 80s rock legend and guitar virtuoso, Eddie Van Halen, succumbs to throat cancer at 65; legendary graphic novelist, Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta) in a recent Deadline interview stated that superhero movies have "blighted culture" and that these selfsame films were "infantilizing the population"; actor, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) in a recent Twitter post, gave righteous rage toward a casting agency looking for a certain Asian phenotype;  NYCC (@Home like July's San Diego virtual convention is afoot;    

Cinemax' second season of the Bruce Lee inspired Warrior series has started; it is up for speculation if there will be more seasons to follow, although it is supposed to be moving to the HBO Max streaming platform; more proposals/options for the future of the Black Panther franchise are hitting the cyberwebs post Chadwick Boseman's death; Hollywood films (like The Batman) continue to be postponed for later (hopefully post COVID-19) dates; ATL's finest, hip hop artist/entrepreneur, Killer Mike launches his own digital banking platform, Greenwood Bank; a teaser trailer of Robert Kirkman's Invincible-the  comic to Amazon animated translation made it to the internets this weekend;

why are players leaving the new Marvel's Avengers video game after only a month of it's initial release?;  it seems Disney plus has conceded to fan requests to organize Marvel movies in accordance to their commensurate phases and timelines....interesting; Also, non-MCU movies are being rebranded as Marvel Legacy Movies; in yet more Marvel news, Peter Parker gets yet another goateed mentor in Doctor Strange for Spiderman 3; Variety is reporting that Marvel and DC will be flooding theaters with product in '21 and '22....hopefully; And lastly, legendary director, Spike Lee in a recent Variety piece had some thoughts about Chadwick Boseman, President Trump and POC "saving" NYC in a COVID world.  Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100.

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The newest chapter of the groundbreaking cult classic film Tales from the Hood, SYFY’s Tales from the Hood 3, premiering on October 17, marks the third anthology that continues the tradition from the original film in 1995. As the newest chapter of the cult classic, the franchise will include four brand-new tales exploring cultural relevant topics related […]

Months after encouraging Black Americans to hold their votes hostage in 2020, media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has changed tactics and launched Our Black Party, a new political party that will center a Black agenda while building and seizing political power.

In a lengthy Twitter thread, the creator of ‘Vote or Die!’—the recently relaunched initiative aimed at rallying the next generation of leaders to exercise their right to vote in this critical election—said that a race war is imminent if President Donald Trump is re-elected. He also believes that Black Americans should vote for former Vice President Joe Biden and then hold him accountable.

The NUMBER ONE priority is to get Trump out of office. HE HAS TO GO. We can't allow this man to continue to try and DIVIDE US. The people that have the most responsibility and should be SCARED TO DEATH of this man are white people. WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF A RACE WAR.

Things have got too serious. It would be irresponsible of me to have us hold our vote hostage. But it would also be irresponsible of me to let this moment go by and not make sure going forward we are doing what it takes to own our politics.

We need to get Biden in and hold him accountable. Trump has taken things too far. As Black people, we aren't even a topic of real discussion. We can no longer stand for doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That's insanity! It's time we unify.

We need to get Biden in and hold him accountable. Trump has taken things too far. As Black people, we aren't even a topic of real discussion. We can no longer stand for doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That's insanity! It's time we unify.

So, I'm launching one of the boldest things I've ever launched. I'm launching a Black political party with some young Black elected officials and activists. It's called @OurBlackParty, it doesn't matter if you are Republican or Democrat…

Diddy’s Our Political Party lists 9 core tenets:

Black people have a right to own their politics

Black people have a right to a fair and just criminal legal system.

Black people have a right to economic equity and equality within the United States of America.

Black people have a right to health equity in the United States of America.

Black people have a right to education equity in the United States of America.

Black people have a right to every unalienable right guaranteed in the constitution of the United States.

Black people have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Black people are not a monolithic group and, therefore, we have a right to advocate for different things.

Above all, Black people have a responsibility to love each other and accountability is love.

In a conversation with media personality Charlamagne tha God, Diddy breaks down the evolution of his politics, why it’s past time for the end of political duopoly, and why Black men need to step up to the plate to protect and defend Black women on the front lines of the movement. 

Visit Our Black Party for more info.

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Writer: Steve Orlando / Artist: Davide Tinto / Image

“Crisis” is such a loaded term in comic book circles, and Steve Orlando knows that considering his long and storied tenure with DC Comics. The different Crisis events dating back to the original Crisis on Infinite Earths have always been world altering events, and then of course there have been series that evoke the same high stakes tension without being proper crisis series, Heroes in Crisis being the modern flagship for better or for worse.

All of this to say, when I saw Commanders in Crisis #1 and that this was an Image title, I paused for a second and wondered about the implications. Would there be a multiverse? How does such a grand scale event get approached with a blank slate of a universe? Why commanders?

And after the issue, I have the following answers respectively are: yes, pretty well although I have my critiques, and for a reason that is exceeding topical to the point where it cuts just a little too deep.

Orlando knows superheroes and knows how to make homages and callbacks like the best in the business, largely because he is one of the best in the business. With a cold open that’s reminiscent of Watchmen and a shout out to Killadelphia, Commanders in Crisis opens with a dead body before pivoting to some sort of US Senate hearing before pivoting to a shot of a government looking building where the new slate of superheroes are summarily introduced.

Tinto’s character design is absolutely impeccable, and the full spread that shows the Originator, Sawbones, Prizefighter, and Seer in action is truly a wondrous thing to behold. And part of Commanders in Crisis‘ charm is the fact that it has all of the personality of superheroes without any preconceived notions of these characters. We don’t have history, we only have what Orlando and Tinto demonstrate to us, and it’s kind of a cool world. It’s bright and colorful, and optimistic to the point of being almost saccharine, almost being the operative word here. It’s a little over the top, but that’s less a dig and more just a fact.

By the time I read the final act of the first issue and the big reveal happened, I found myself at odds with how I feel about the premise. Commanders in Crisis is very clearly a piece of work that feels inspired by 2020 and all of the preceding events in modern history that got us to 2020. And it’s admirable in that respect. It’s also a little audacious.

If you’re a fan of Steve Orlando’s body of work, you’ll enjoy this latest endeavor for sure. If you’re not a fan, I’d recommend giving the first issue a spin and see if you have the tolerance for it. It’s an interesting start to a 12 issue mini-series if nothing else.

8.0 “Pure Ideas” out of 10

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