Author: Marjorie H. Morgan

"Black Panther" Essays, personal essay

8 min read

by Marjorie H. Morgan

July 26, 2022

The message of “Black Panther” is that the potential and influence of women must not be ignored or discounted. From the strategic actions of Nakia as an undercover spy and

Black History, Coming-of-Age Essays, LGBTQ+

6 min read

Look back: ‘Moonlight’: removing the physical armour

by Marjorie H. Morgan

June 1, 2021

"Moonlight" (2016) is a poetic and universal tale. It is a coming-of-age story for everyone who has every questioned “Who am I?” The central character in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s story

Comedy Essays

6 min read

‘Girls Trip’: a dose of Black Girl Magic

by Marjorie H. Morgan

December 16, 2019

"Girls Trip" is a film that highlights and celebrates Black womanhood in a variety of forms. This includes a honour roll call of Black excellence with people like Iyanla Vanzant,

"A League of Their Own" Essays, personal essay, Women's History Month

11 min read

Sisters, doing it for themselves

by Marjorie H. Morgan

April 17, 2019

Everybody loves an underdog story, and everybody loves a sports story. "A League of Their Own" (1992) is a combination of both genres. The underdog is this case is the

"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

9 min read

The contours of fear: a documentary elegy

by Marjorie H. Morgan

February 25, 2019

It is a pessimistic view of life in America, and for Yance Ford and millions of people who look like him, it is a daily reality: living with the fear

"The Virgin Suicides" Essays

6 min read

The watchers: the compelling gaze in ‘The Virgin Suicides’

by Marjorie H. Morgan

November 16, 2018

“The Virgin Suicides” film is a feast of watchers: it confirms that we are all watched and we all watch. Like George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” this film reminds the viewer

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