“I will not sacrifice this child for the world. I will not sacrifice this world for my child.” Hard to understand what could drive anyone to say that. Hard to […]
Author Archives: Dwight Brown
‘F1: The Movie’
It’s a Tom Cruise kinda movie, but it stars Brad Pitt. He’s the protagonist in this tale about an aging, washed-up race car driver who everyone’s counted out. Except for […]
Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Premieres at Tribeca
If Afrobeats music has a king, it’s Wizkid. He wasn’t self-anointed. It’s just that his music has crossed over worldwide in a way that’s made him part of the genre’s […]
Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Premieres
If Afrobeats music has a king, it’s Wizkid. He wasn’t self-anointed. It’s just that his music has crossed over worldwide in a way that’s made him part of the genre’s […]
‘The Friend’
Damn that’s a big dog. A big sad dog. So, what’s his problem? Well, he’s in mourning…The novel “The Friend,” by Sigrid Nunez, doesn’t tell this life-after-death story from the […]
‘The Woman in the Yard’
The chickens are dead in their bloodied coop. The dog is gone, too. Is the woman in the yard messing with ‘em? Yep. A widowed mom and artist, Ramona (Danielle […]
Sly Lives! (aka the burden of Black genius)
“In the beginning it was all about the music. Then it became all about other things,” says a former band member. That’s the path of many bright, famous musicians. Struggle. […]
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Film Critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire“Every being has a place in the circle of life,” and “No more kings, we are all one.” Those lines of dialogue sum up […]

