Shades of Us
Movie, TV, music and book reviews for Africa, Africans and people of African descent.
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Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Savage Beauty is a TV show telling the story of how a woman seeking revenge for her tragic past embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire — and dark secrets. We discuss this show on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Credit: Take A Bow by Rihanna
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Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
The Mechanics of Yenagoa is a 2020 novel by Nigerian-Canadian writer, Michael Afenfia. We discuss this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Boo of the Booless is the debut studio album of Nigerian singer Chike. It was released on February 14, 2020. We discuss this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Shirley is a 2024 American biographical drama film written and directed by John Ridley. It depicts the 1972 presidential run of Shirley Chisholm, who was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. We discuss this film on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Credit: Take A Bow by Rihanna
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Heavy Is the Head is the second studio album by British rapper Stormzy. It was released on December 13, 2019. We discuss this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Mama Africa is the second studio album by Nigerian singer Yemi Alade. It was released in 2016. We discuss this album on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Credit: Take A Bow by Rihanna
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Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
'Dandelions' is a song recorded by Ruth B for her Safe Haven (2017) album. We discuss this song on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Credit: Take A Bow by Rihanna
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Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
"Take a Bow" is a song recorded by Rihanna for Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008). We discuss this song on this episode of Shades of Us; The Review.
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Credit: Take A Bow by Rihanna
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Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards also shortly known as Kambili is a 2020 Nigerian romantic comedy film written by Ozioma Ogbaji, and directed by Kayode Kasum. The film stars Nancy Isime and is based on a young woman's quest to be married before she turns 30.
We review this movie on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Song Credit: Breathe Again by Toni Braxton
Image Credit: Netflix
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
We review "Breathe Again", a song by Toni Braxton for her self-titled debut album released in 1993. We review this song on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Song Credit: Breathe Again by Toni Braxton
Image Credit: NME
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
'Ada Ada' is a wedding song by Nigerian singer, Flavour Nabania, which was released in 2012. We review this song on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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Credit: Flavour - Ada Ada
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Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria's societal expectations in the 1980s. We review this book on this episode of Shades of Us: The Review.
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