Matt D’Silva

How to Vote When You Don’t Want to Vote in Person or Use the USPS

In an election year where the sitting President is doing everything in his power to undermine the institutions that hold this country together including the validity of the election process. Voter suppression is continuing in States around the country. The USPS is having sorting machines and mail boxes removed. It seems that the ability to…

How did we get here with Covid-19?

What went wrong with the handling of Coronavirus? At the beginning of this year we all had so many hopes and aspirations. 2020 was going to be the year that had to be so much better than 2019. But then March hit and the rest is history. Not wanting to go over the history over…

TV Series- Life is Easy

Imagine swapping bodies with your best friend? One morning you wake up and instead of the male body you are suddenly in the body of your best female friend. How would you react? What would you do? How would you do their job?? Well new TV series Life is Easy is exactly that, friends, BFFs,…

Where to next with #BlackLivesMatter?

As cities across the country continue to paint #BlackLivesMatter across the streets and people continue to be invigorated about making change for the positive, how can we maintain this momentum and challenge the old establishment to make steps in the right direction to halt this systematic racial bias? Form a Lobby Group Lobbying political members…

Hillary Documentary on Hulu | Review + Q&A With Director Nanette Burstein

The human side of Hillary Rodham Clinton

HBO Max Pulls Gone With The Wind

Earlier today news got out that HBO Max had pulled the classic movie Gone With The Wind from its streaming services including TCM. The film has long been called a classic and studied around America as it is seen as one of the gems of the film industry, with a run time of over four…

Organizations Embrace #BlackLivesMatter Movement

It is about time the US population takes attention to the racial discrimination that has been directed towards the African American community over the decades. The protests in numerous cities have gained attention around the world and it looks like it is gaining momentum. The protests continue to gain support from celebrities including Beyonce and…

What is feels like to be a Minority.

America is now a divided country. There are large cracks in society that are being fueled by hatred. Old wounds have been reopened by a careless leader, who seems to be creating conflict within minority groups. These minority groups have faced years, decades, centuries of persecution by the establishment and it doesn’t seem to be…

It’s Okay Not to be Okay.

With everything that is going on in the world at the moment, the economy collapsing before our eyes, unemployment rising daily, people getting sick and dying around us with little cure insight. The world that we live has changed very quickly and exposed us all to our fears and venerabilities. Everyone prior to this pandemic…

We All Need a Little Bit of Eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest is the epitome of fun, let yourself go and let the culture saturation take you on a journey and enjoy the visual and audio feast as it unfolds. There is no time like the present when we all need some cheesy pop, crazy dancing, amazing pyrotechnics and the use of a wind…

Successful Women that Shouldn’t be Forgotten

Something seems to be missing… There is little or no reference to successful women in the history books. Interestingly enough few seem to be celebrated with the same importance as their male contemporaries, yet there are a number that should be remembered. Fallingwater, the house that floats over a waterfall is one of his most…

The New Series on Netflix has Everyone Talking: Hollywood by Ryan Murphy

Why Visibility Matters. Hollywood is a new series on Netflix by famed director Ryan Murphy. In short the drama series is about the importance of telling stories of every day people and why representation of minorities has long been overlooked by the old studio system. Back in the day the film studios were run by…

Mrs. America: The Feminist Struggle

Cate Blanchett Plays Anti-Feminist The late ‘60s and early ‘70s were an interesting time in America, there were a lot of challenges and changes to the existing laws, but what the decades highlighted was the struggle of the under represented groups and how they were standing up to the laws and demanding equality. During this…

Dear Covid 19

Unexpected Changes By Matt D’Silva Dear Covid-19, Five weeks ago you changed my life as I knew it. No more catching up with friends, going to restaurants or bars or going to my beloved Broadway, you took it all away. Not to mention you also took my husband’s job and halted my ability to visit…

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Netflix Series Celebrates Strong Women of Color By Matt D’Silva Netflix has started streaming a fascinating doco/drama, Self Made, about the life of Madam C.J. Walker. Madam Walker, for those of you who don’t know her story, she made a name for herself selling hair products to the African American community and made her fortune…

A Look at Women’s History Month

The Women Who Made a Difference By Matt D’Silva Women for a long time have been the unsung heroes, often overlooked in history for their monumental efforts they contribute to society and the community as a whole. Finally there is an entire month dedicated to the work of these amazing individuals and there is no…

Coronovirus Has Took Away Media Interest In Harry and Megan, And They’re Not Mad About It

By Matt D’Silva Before the coronavirus took the world stage it seems almost everyone had an opinion of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and quite happy to share it. “Harry is treating his family badly” is one opinion I overheard on the subway. “Harry is a spoiled brat who should be showing more respect to…