Maya Williams

Maya Williams (ey/em, they/them, & she/her) is a writer based in Portland, ME. Maya has contributed to spaces such as The Tempest, Black Youth Project, RaceBaitr, The Gay Gaze, and more.

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Hisonni Johnson and Hedy Wong on ‘Take Out Girl’ and the Importance of Collaborative Storytelling

Take Out Girl will be released for all to see digitally on May 18th. It…

Interview with ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Skye Townsend on Affirming Production and Character Development

Three episodes have been out, and A Black Lady Sketch Show’s second season comes with…

The Nuance of Platonic Intimacy and Gender in Nikole Beckwith’s ‘Together Together’

Together Together centers on a budding friendship between Matt (Ed Helms), a single father in…

Interview with Bria Danielle Singleton on ‘Thunder Force’ and the Portrayal of Smart Black Girls

Netflix’s Thunder Force, releasing April 9, stars Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy playing two childhood…

Antebellum
Interview with Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz on Their Debut ‘Antebellum,’ the Present, and the Past

Antebellum is the story of Veronica (Janelle Monae), a successful Black sociologist professor and author…

Blacklight
Interview with Creator Maha Chielo of the Goth Series ‘Blacklight’

Blacklight is a series about a young Black goth activist who after grappling with her…

La Vie Magnifique de Charlie
‘La Vie Magnifique de Charlie’: Loving Ourselves Is How We Love Our Loved Ones

From heartache, to heart warmth, to an original song that will live rent free in…

Suicide Prevention
How Do We Move Beyond the “Strong Black Woman” Trope for Suicide in Film?

CW: suicide/domestic violence in film [National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255; The Trevor Project: 1-888-628-9454; Suicide…

Black Cops
Casting Black People as Cops Will Not Stop Black People from Dying

CW: Black death due to police (First, I want to name that this is my…

The Main Event
An Interview with Tichina Arnold and Seth Carr on ‘The Main Event’

The Main Event is a movie coming to Netflix April 10 about young Leo (played…