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  Jordan Peele's Get Out had been a revitalizing take on the thriller/horror genre from the lens of a black eye. It had become a cultural phenomenon upon its release. One of the reasons for that is because it took a real situation that Black Americans find themselves in and wrapped it into one of the scariest imagery ever. It was fresh and invigorating to see a Hollywood film like this from a black director. In the film industry movies with black leads and cast are pigeon holed a lot. We get a lot of movies dealing with the hood, drugs, slavery, sports, and comedy, but horror and thriller movies are rare. This film was like a tipping point for more diverse films by black creators. In 2018 we finally got the first black superhero Black Panther on the silver screen. We got Sorry to Bother You in the same year, See You Yesterday , and Fast Color for a few others not long after. Jordan Peele also brought his second feature film US in 2019. The public reception on this is mixed thou...

  I've been playing video games for a very very long time now and one of the things that has been bugging me in my adulthood is the lack of afro-centric hairstyles in video games. I play a lot of RPGs and these games often have character creation and customization. As a creative I love any game that gives me freedom to express myself. I love designing the look and the playstyle of my characters. It's just frustrating that my options are so limited when it comes to making a character that looks black and the most egregious part is the lack of hair options. If the title does possess any black hairstyles it's going to be a Party City looking-ass afro, cornrows with no hangtime, and maybe some locs. I would count the low cut, but it's really just a buzz cut. The Grand Theft Auto games is one of the few games I recall that had a good amount, specifically San Andreas since most of Franklin's options in V were just variations of fades and Cesars, but it really shouldn...