A movie about a Black teenage girl struggling with her identity, who suffers verbal abuse from her mother and struggles to fit in with her peers, is currently getting a strong Oscar buzz. No, the movie is not “Precious 2” it is “Pariah,” the story of a teenage lesbian coming to grips with her identity. […]

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In the national conversation about gay bashing that has been taking place since last year, the difficulties of black teenagers who want to come out is rarely mentioned.

The days of associating Kim Wayans with over the top sketch comedy characters are soon to be long gone.  In the upcoming film “Pariah” Wayans plays the religiously devout mother of a teenage girl struggling with her sexuality.  The film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival is directed Dee Rees and executive produced by […]