Archive - Shamira Explains it All

Issue #7: The Woman King Review

The Woman King is a stunning Hollywood epic that is burdened by the competing masters of entertainment and history

Sep 20, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #8: Michael K. Williams’s Memoir is a Somber Rendering of the Personal Tax of Principled Success

A retrospective on Hollywood's ebony archangel and martyr

Oct 6, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue # 9: The Boom & Bust Cycles of House and Club Music

“The underground and mainstream, they need each other. They feed off each other, and it's a constant cycle.”

Oct 19, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #14: Hip Hop’s Financial Future

"Hip-hop was supposed to be a gift for us"

Sep 6, 2023 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #15: Concrete Jungle Wet Dreams Tomato

We still banging, we never lost power

Apr 18 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #13: Pulled from the Archives: The Documentary Content Mill

"The streamers and networks are just churning out stuff — they have to fill airtime, and documentaries in that world."

Aug 14, 2023 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #12: Pulled from the Archives: Missy Elliott and the Sonic Revolution

"My style can't be duplicated or recycled...this chick is a sick individual."

Feb 3, 2023 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #5: Mid-Year Check-in

“Pain was greedy; it demanded all of her attention.” - Toni Morrison, Sula

Jun 17, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #11: Pulled from the Archives: Brunch with New York

"I owe it to myself to always be true to myself and be authentic."

Jan 30, 2023 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #6: Pulled From the Archives - An Interview with Jenifer Lewis

"I walk in my joy." - Jenifer Lewis

Jul 8, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue #4: Reflections for a New Year

“We have to be as radical as reality itself.”

Dec 28, 2021 •

Shamira Ibrahim

Issue # 10: Pulled From the Archives - The Porter and Black Canadian History

A discussion with the creators of the series exploring the movement on the transcontinental railroad that gave birth to the first Black union in the…

Dec 12, 2022 •

Shamira Ibrahim

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