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Book Review by Diedre Johnson for Black Girl Nerds New York Times reporter Walter Thompson-Hernandez’s The Compton Cowboys is both a skilled insider’s look at a community of cowboys in the most unlikely of places and a homage to … Continued
By Diedre Johnson for The Crisis Magazine In the era of George Floyd protests, media outlets have been curating lists of what they think should be read to understand the Black experience and dismantle systemic racism. Many of the books … Continued
By Diedre Johnson Ricky Martin (“Jingle Jangle”), Nick Robinson (“A Teacher”) Dolores Huerta and Angélique Kidjo have close to a century of experience between them raising their voices to demand human rights. They come from different backgrounds — Huerta is … Continued
By Diedre Johnson for The Crisis Magazine John Lewis: Good Trouble isn’t filmmaker Dawn Porter’s first documentary but just may be the first set to debut with such perfect timing. The tragic, preventable deaths of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna … Continued
By Diedre Johnson for Black Girl Nerds Let’s not start this by saying this is not your grandmother’s (or your great grandmother’s) Perry Mason, because, actually it is. HBO’s prequel of Erle Stanley Garner’s mysteries is set in a visually … Continued
By Diedre Johnson For Black Girl Nerds If you’re a fan of those 1950s musicals or Doris Day/Rock Hudson rom coms, then you know exactly what I mean when I say Amazon’s Mrs. Maisel is a dramedy with a touch … Continued
By Diedre Johnson JAMIE CULLUM DOESN’T WANT TO BE BOXED IN. If you spend any time talking to him, you’ll find out he likes it that way. The 39-year-old is able to pop legendary jazz artists such as Charles … Continued
By Diedre Johnson Jazz singer Dinah Washington’s classic song, This Bitter Earth teamed with contemporary composer Max Richter’s classical music is one of the soundtrack choices in this haunting documentary. The film is about the smalltown rape of wife and … Continued
Another month, another installment of our “Meet the NRPR #DREAMTEAM” series on the blog! Today, we’re introducing you to Diedre Johnson, NRPR Group’s amazing In-House Editor! We’re very lucky to have Diedre on our team, and we can’t wait … Continued
By Diedre Johnson Amber Kemp-Gerstel is super enthusiastic. In conversation, she has the humorous timing of a stand-up comic, but she is not. The Miami, Florida resident is a former clinical psychologist-turned-maker, blogger, influencer and now TV star when Making It debuts … Continued