What We’re Loving (Apr/May)

What We’re Loving
(in no ranking order)

Podcasts

1. The Read – Kid Fury & Chrissle – Pop & Ratchet Culture/Geek Culture/Black Queer Culture
2. Still Processing – Jenna Wortham & Wesley Morris – Black Queer Cultural Criticism
3. The Friend Zone – Dustin Ross, Assante, and HeyFranHey – Black Health and Wellness
4. Code Switch – Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji, et al. – Race and Politics
5. The Stoop – Leila Day and Hana Baba – Blackness, Race, & Identity
6. NPR: Pop Culture Happy Hour – Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, et al – Mainstream Pop Culture
7. NPR: The Hidden Brain – Shankar Vedantam – Science, Psychology, & Society
8. Let’s Talk Bruh – Kyr Rashad Mack and Jeremy Herte – On Black Progressive Masculinity
9. Brunch in the Basement with JaVonne & Terez – Music, Interviews, & Pop Culture Chat
10. Small Doses with Amanda Seales – Comedy, Politics, Identity, & Culture
11. The Nod – Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings – Black Life, History, & Culture
12. Revolutionary Health – The Counter Narrative Project – Black Gay Men’s Health and Politics
13. 2 Dope Queens – Jessica Williams & Phoebe Robinson – Comedy
14. Hood Geek – Cliff Jumper, Jr. Lottie Chiba, Chaelamity, et al – Casual Cultural Critiques
15. Another Round – Tracy Clayton and Helen Nigatu – Black Interviews and Culture
    
16. Hear To Slay – Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom – Black Feminist Interviews and Culture
17. The Swerv Show – Rayceen Pendarvis & Yarde Noir – Black LGBTQIA+ Interviews and Culture
18. Karamo – Karamo Brown – Black Self-Help and Self-Care from a Celebrity Blk Gay Social Worker
19. On Second Thought – Trevor Noah and Neal Brennan – Pan African Perspective on Politics, Humor, and Culture
20. Leading Questions w/ Calvin Moore – Calvin Moore & Kent Straith– Cross-Political and Cultural Discourse

Games

1. Metro Exodus
2. Left Alive
3. Far Cry 5: New Dawn
4. Total War: Three Kingdoms
5. Trials Rising
6. Dead or Alive 6
7. Anthem
8. Jump Force
9. The Division 2
10. Crackdown 3
11. Team Sonic Racing
12. Resident Evil 2 Remake
13. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
14. Kingdom Hearts 3
15. Devil May Cry 5

Books

1. No More Ashes in the Fire – Darnell L. Moore (Black Gay/Memoir)
2. There Will Be No Miracles Here – Casey Gerald (Black Gay/Memoir)
3. Heavy – Kiese Laymon (Black Memoir)
4. THICK and Other Essays – Tressie McMillan Cottom (Memoir/Essays/Black Feminism)
5. The Source of Self-Regard: Speeches and Essays – Toni Morrison (Essays/Speeches)
6. I Can’t Date Jesus – Michael Arceneaux (Black Gay/Memoir/Essays/Humor)
7. Black Leopard/Red Wolf – Marlon James (Afrofuturism/Fantasy/Fiction/Novel)
8. Destroyer – Victor LaValle (Graphic Novel/Black Sci-fi)
9. The Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi (Afrofuturism/Fiction/Novel)
10. Becoming – Michelle Obama (Black Memoir)
11. The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke – Jeffrey C. Stewart (Black Gay History/Biography)
12. Evidence of Being: The Black Gay Cultural Renaissance and the Politics of Violence – Darius Bost (Black Gay History/Queer Studies)
13. Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires – Shomari Willis (Black History)
14. How Are You Going To Save Yourself – J.M. Holmes (Literary Fiction/Novel)
15. Lot: Stories – Bryan Washington (Blatino Gay/Literary Fiction/Novel)
16. Looking for Lorraine – Imani Perry (Black Lesbian/Bisexual Biography/Herstory)
17. Let Love Have The Last Word – Common (Black Memoir/Self-Help)
18. We’re Going To Need More Wine – Gabrielle Union (Black Memoir)
19. I Am Not Your Negro – James Baldwin (Black Essay/History/Culture & Politics)
20. When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matters Memoir – Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele (Black Queer Memoir/Essay/Modern History)

Anime

1. Attack on Titan
2. My Hero Academia
3. Dragon Ball Super
4. The Promised Neverland
5. Hunter x Hunter
6. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
7. Banana Fish
8. The Rising of the Shield Hero
9. Michiko & Hatchin
10. Megalo Box
11. Devilman Crybaby
12. Persona 4: The Animation
13. Seven Deadly Sins
14. Black Clover
15. Yu Yu Hakusho
16. Tokyo Ghoul
17. Mob Psycho 100
18. Pop Team Epic
19. Hi Score Girl
20. Castlevania
    

Series (Streaming – Non-Anime)

1. Game of Thrones – Final Season (HBO)
2. Star Trek Discovery: Season Two (CBS All Access)
3. Hanna (Prime)
4. The Good Fight: Season Three (CBS All Access)
5. The O.A.: Season Two (Netflix)
6. Shrill (Hulu)
7. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
8. Twilight Zone– Reboot (CBS All Access)
9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime)
10. Black Summer (Netflix)
11. Sex Education (Netflix)
12. Black Monday (Showtime)
13. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Part 2 (Netflix)
14. No Offence: Series Three (Acorn/Prime)
15. Love, Death + Robots (Netflix)
16. Made in Heaven (Prime)
17. Shadow (Netflix)
18. American Gods (Starz)
19. VEEP (HBO)
20. The Chi (Showtime)