Ranked #1
The Auteur Barry Jenkins
The Auteur Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins gained worldwide recognition with Moonlight, his film about the life of Chiron, a young black man in Flori... Read more
17 Jul 2018
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47mins
Ranked #2
The Process with Lena Waithe (Live at LA Film Festival)
The Process with Lena Waithe (Live at LA Film Festival)
Lena Waithe is an actress and producer, but always a writer first. The Emmy-winner returns to talk about her projects in... Read more
25 Sep 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #3
The Mirror
The Mirror
Actors Marque Richardson and Kellee Stewart digest the new documentary, Whitney, which explores the complicated life of ... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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56mins
Ranked #4
The Dynamic Duo: Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal
The Dynamic Duo: Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal
Who can use the N-word? How many writers and artists have a film like Moonlight waiting to be made? What was ScarJo thin... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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42mins
Ranked #5
The White Boyfriend with Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl & Rick Proctor
The White Boyfriend with Zazie Beetz, David Rysdahl & Rick Proctor
Zazie Beetz is back, with her writer-actor boyfriend David Rysdahl. Justin also brought his boyfriend, Rick Proctor, int... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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46mins
Ranked #6
The one-and-only Ava
The one-and-only Ava
DuVernay is her last name. Array is her company. But on social media and to film and TV audiences worldwide, the directo... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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36mins
Ranked #7
The Storyteller with Janet Mock
The Storyteller with Janet Mock
Janet Mock is a director, producer, writer, activist, and a two times over New York Times bestselling author. But if she... Read more
9 Oct 2018
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44mins
Ranked #8
The Sexual (and Gender) Revolution with Kimberly Peirce
The Sexual (and Gender) Revolution with Kimberly Peirce
Kimberly Peirce’s breakout film “Boys Don’t Cry” was ahead of its time in 1999. Justin and Kim talk about the language a... Read more
31 Jul 2018
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58mins
Ranked #9
The Black Cloud with Zazie Beetz
The Black Cloud with Zazie Beetz
Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2) opens up about her struggle with anxiety, her biracial identity, and what becoming a p... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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36mins
Ranked #10
The ‘Moral Correctness’ Debate
The ‘Moral Correctness’ Debate
How political is black art, and how much can black people critique it? A recent New York Times piece by Wesley Morris su... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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41mins
Ranked #11
The Rundown Breakdown with Robin Thede
The Rundown Breakdown with Robin Thede
Robin Thede broke new late night ground with her excellent (and widely adopted) show The Rundown on BET. What’s next for... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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47mins
Ranked #12
The Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper
Angel Lopez is the new mold of Hollywood gatekeeper: gay, Latinx, a producer who also writes, a professional astrologer.... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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47mins
Ranked #13
The Trailblazer: Cheryl Dunye
The Trailblazer: Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye’s 1996 film “The Watermelon Woman” was the first feature directed by a black lesbian. Cheryl traces her per... Read more
14 Aug 2018
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42mins
Ranked #14
The Binge with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos
The Binge with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos
Meet the man responsible for “Netflix and chill,” bingeing, and a new business model that allowed for shows like Dear Wh... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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46mins
Ranked #15
Destiny's Children with Kelly Rowland and Elle Lorraine
Destiny's Children with Kelly Rowland and Elle Lorraine
This week, Justin talks destiny with some true destiny experts. None other than Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child and u... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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42mins
Ranked #16
The Problem Solvers
The Problem Solvers
Writers Marvin Lemus and Travon Free solve the world's problems. Or, maybe they don't? Plus, Kanye West, black celebrity... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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36mins
Ranked #17
Jeff Chang: The Afro-Asian Connection
Jeff Chang: The Afro-Asian Connection
When political institutions shut out wide swaths of people, the path to change is often through culture. Hip-hop scholar... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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48mins
Ranked #18
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
In the season finale of Don’t @ Me, Boots Riley shares his history, muses, and the long road to one of 2018’s finest fil... Read more
18 Dec 2018
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49mins
Ranked #19
The Unicorns
The Unicorns
Justin talks about what it’s like to be a filmmaker outside of the traditional studio system with producers Alana Mayo f... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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43mins
Ranked #20
Food on Film
Food on Film
Grab a snack for this chat with David Gelb, creator of Chef’s Table and director of Jiro Dreams of Sushi. He tells Justi... Read more
4 Dec 2018
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44mins