Celestial Holmes

Celestial Holmes is passionate about the power of prose, and she uses it to uplift her people for various Afrocentric outlets. She is also a published author, writing under the pseudonym Mbinguni.

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LaDarrion Williams: Bringing Black Boy Joy to YA Fantasy

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LaDarrion Williams: Bringing Black Boy Joy to YA Fantasy

Do you remember the viral question, “What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU in…

Tapping into Black Horror Filmmaking with Bomani J. Story

If you watch horror films by peeking one eye out from underneath the covers, The…

Tristen J. Winger Flexes His Comedic Muscles on ‘So Help Me Todd’

If you were a fan of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, then you know…

Riele Downs Talks ‘Darby and the Dead’

Typically, American Black folks don’t fool around with the dead. We may respect, revere, and…

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’: Spawning a New Generation of Black Girl Nerds

Spoiler Alert: The below essay has spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. A see-through plane,…

Ernie Hudson on the Reboot of ‘Quantum Leap’

In 1989, we became enthralled with NBC’s sci-fi series Quantum Leap. It was the story…

The Ending of a ‘Good Fight’

Paramount+’s The Good Fight is making the rounds with its sixth and final season. In…

April Parker Jones on ‘Hunther’

Did you grow up with or know one of those moms that was pretty and…

‘Fate’ Led Precious Mustapha to Acting

With the world currently being a flaming dumpster fire of chaos, what Black Girl Nerd…

Imani Pullum: A Fresh and Powerful New Face 

Imani Pullum put her acting chops to the test with a challenging role in the…