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Interracial Relationships, Soap Operas and Me

Former soap writer Alina Adams looks at the (previously?) controversial topic of interracial love, both on screen and in her own life.

May 8, 2025

Mix Tape

Killian & the Comeback Kids writer-director-star Taylor A. Purdee on multiracial representation, both in front and behind the camera.

August 18, 2022

Madame Harris – C’est Moi

Anthony Fabian, director of the new film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, on why he is drawn to stories of the underdog.

July 14, 2022

Why Media Representation Alone Will Never Make You Feel Accepted

Filmmaker Dan Chen on the experience of making his debut documentary Accepted, and some of the lessons he learned along the way.

June 30, 2022

Tiller Russell Talks with Kevin Willmott on the Talkhouse Podcast

The man behind The Night Stalker chats with Oscar-winner Willmott about race, politics, duality, collaborating with Spike Lee, and more.

September 30, 2021

“White People Stuff” and the Evolution of Black Fandom

Screenwriter B. Dave Walters, the filmmaker of the upcoming doc Dear America, from a Black Guy, looks back on his journey as a Black geek.

September 10, 2020

Stick Figures: On the Basis of Race

Filmmaker Aimiende Negbenebor Sela on how creative play led her to understand that we live the same lives, but are just colored differently.

Exclusive Book Extract: From Courtroom, Alix Lambert Talks to Albert Woodfox

From her latest book, filmmaker and writer Alix Lambert shares a conversation with Albert Woodfox, who served 40 years in solitary confinement.

July 6, 2020

How I Faked My Race to Make It in Hollywood

Jenna Mattison Mirza changed her name and transformed her appearance to find success in film. But now she's doing things on her own terms.

April 21, 2020

“We’re Ready To Be In the Future Now”: a Talk with Devin McKnight and Shehzaad Jiwani

McKnight talks to the Greys frontman about racial identity, working within the confines of a white indie establishment, and his new album as Maneka.

July 19, 2019

Hannah Fidell (The Long Dumb Road) Talks with Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Recorded at Sundance, the two director friends discuss their new films, race, childhood storytelling games, and much more.

Baldwin and Marx – Same Struggle?

Or a few impolite thoughts on The Young Karl Marx, by the director of that film and I Am Not Your Negro.

February 22, 2018