I’m not supposed to say this, but I’m one of those people who is kind of worn out from all of the slave movies that we see so much of. As people of African descent, we’re more than that part of our history. A large chunk of me wants to see us on film the way I see us in …

When it comes to Black film, there appears to be less and less variety with each passing generation. I’m always hoping that we’re going to get to that point, but it clearly isn’t close to happening. On the surface, Dope looked to be a film that could either head in the same direction as all the others or bring us …