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Winding up season 1 of Naomi

5 Comments / TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / May 12, 2022 / Alexander Wraith, Amanda Marsalis, Angel Kristi Williams, Ava DuVernay, Barry Watson, Camila Moreno, Cranston Johnson, Daniel Puig, DeMane Davis, Jill Blankenship, Kaci Walfall, Lisa France, Mary-Charles Jones, Mouzam Makkar, Naomi, Neema Barnette, Stephanie Turner, Women Directors

Naomi on the CW is a superhero coming of age story. The superhero here is a high school junior beautifully played by Kaci Walfall. The casting in this series is inclusive and one of the best aspects of the series.

Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Kofi Siriboe in Queen Sugar

Review: Queen Sugar, season 3

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 12, 2019 / Ayoka Chenzira, Bianca Lawson, Christina Choe, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, DeMane Davis, Dondre Whitfield, Ethan Hutchison, Henry G. Sanders, Kat Candler, Kofi Siriboe, Lauren Wolkstein, Maria Govan, Nicholas L. Ashe, Nijla Mu’min, Omar J. Dorsey, Patricia Cardoso, Queen Sugar, Rachel Raimist, Rutina Wesley, Shaz Bennett, Tanyell Waivers, Timon Kyle Durrett, Tina Lifford, Vivien Ngo, Women Directors

It feels like it takes years and years for each season of Queen Sugar to reach Hulu, where I anxiously wait to watch it. Season 3 finally made it there. And, of course, I watched it. You can see all 3 seasons on Hulu. Queen Sugar continues to be a well written, well acted, beautifully touching story about the extended …

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Kofi Siriboe, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Rutina Wesley in Queen Sugar

Review: Queen Sugar, season 2

2 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 11, 2018 / Alimi Ballard, Amanda Marsalis, Aurora Guerrero, Bianca Lawson, Cheryl Dunye, Christina Voros, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, DeMane Davis, Dondre Whitfield, Ethan Hutchison, Garrett Bradley, Julie Dash, Kat Candler, Kofi Siriboe, Lauren Wolkstein, Liesl Tommy, Maryam Keshavarz, Michael Michele, Nicholas L. Ashe, Omar J. Dorsey, Patricia Cardoso, Queen Sugar, Rutina Wesley, season 2, Sharon Lawrence, Timon Kyle Durrett, Tina Lifford, Women Directors

Queen Sugar season 2 is now available on Hulu, which is where I watch it since I don’t get OWN. It was actually a great experience to binge the whole 16 episode season on Hulu, even though it took several days. The power, the impact, the brilliance of Queen Sugar just soaks into you when you binge watch it.