Focus Films has released the official trailer for the upcoming satirical film The American Society of Magical Negroes. Starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela ...

In one of the few laugh-out-loud scenes of “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” actor, writer and comedian Kobi Libii’s unevenly written but good-looking directorial debut that gradually runs ...

Nicole Byer is in her fantasy era. The actress and comedian stars in “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” the satirical comedy film from Kobi Libii that deconstructs the “magical negro” trope, ...

Nicole Byer is quite literally bringing her own brand of Black girl magic to the screen with her latest role as the proverbial H.N.I.C. of The American Society of Magical Negroes. Byer stars in the ...

There’s Room For Two Black Movies to Have Satirical Opinions on Race If you’ve seen films like “The Legend of Bagger Vance” or “The Green Mile,” you’re familiar with the “magical negro” movie trope.

Sen. Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, soon-to-be ex-President Barack Obama, perhaps even Barack Obama the husband and father, has always been a paragon of patience and magnanimity. Joe Lieberman ...

Lately, I've been musing on the concept of time and its relationship to Black art and identity. I keep bumping into this question: What time do we all think we're living in right now? In the year of ...

Kobi Libii knew “The American Society of Magical Negroes” would be controversial. After all, the film is a critique of the “magical negro,” the cinematic trope where Black characters are constructed ...

In imagining the Magical Negro trope as an actual occupation in a fictionalized world, filmmaker Kobi Libii aims to critique and deflate the stereotype — with wildly mixed results. In one of the few ...

Byer plays Dede, headmistress of the fantastical secret society in Kobi Libii’s debut film. Nicole Byer is in her fantasy era. The actress and comedian stars in “The American Society of Magical ...