Films

Dear White People (2014; 2017-2021)

LIONEL HIGGINS as portrayed by DeRon Horton in Dear White People (2017-) Dear White People is trending right now as white folk scamper to...

Rent (2005)

Wilson Jermaine Heredia as ANGEL and Jesse L. Martin as COLLINS in RENT (2005). "Live in my house, I'll be your shelter. Just pay me back...

Brother to Brother (2004)

BRUCE as portrayed by Roger Robinson and PERRY as portrayed by Anthony Mackie in Brother to Brother (2004). This is a very indie film...

Holiday Heart (2000)

HOLIDAY HEART as portrayed by Ving Rhames in Holiday Heart (2000) This movie seemed to get a lot of airtime on Showtime when it first...

Punks (2020)

DARBY as portrayed by Rockmond Dunbar, MARCUS as portrayed by Seth Gilliam, HILL as portrayed by Dwight Ewell, CHRIS as portrayed by...

Get on the Bus (1996)

KYLE as portrayed by Isaiah Washington and RANDALL as portrayed by Harry Lennix in Get On The Bus (1996) I did not want to watch this...

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

JOSEPH as portrayed by Lamont Johnson and DAVID MATTHEWS as portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito in Waiting to Exhale (1995) This movie is a...

A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

WAYMAN HARRINGTON as portrayed by Corwin Hawkins in A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994). Wayman has always been top of mind for me when I think...

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

PAUL POITIER as portrayed by Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation (1993) Unlike the previous entries I didn't encounter this work...

Mannequin (1987) & Mannequin 2 (1991)

HOLLYWOOD MONTROSE as portrayed by Meschach Taylor in Mannequin (1987) and Mannequin 2 (1991). . I could get all political and say that...

Revenge of the Nerds (1984-1994)

LAMAR LATRELLE as portrayed by Larry B. Scott in the Revenge of the Nerds franchise (1984-1994). . . Some will say this is where it all...