Aren knows this all too well. Aren, one of the main characters in "The American Society of Magical Negroes" in theaters now and played by Justice Smith, is a struggling visual artist hoping to get ...

The American Society of Magical Negroes is now available to stream. Justice Smith stars as a man who finds himself pulled into a secret society for Black people. They all have magical abilities ...

"The American Society of Magical Negroes" director and cast sits down with BLACK ENTERPRISE "The Culture Shift" to share how the satirical comedy tackles the “magical negro” trope popularized ...

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A young man is recruited into a secret society of magical black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.

(L to R) Justice Smith as “Aren”, David Alan Grier as “Roger” and Aisha Hinds as “Gabbard” in writer/director Kobi Libii’s THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES. Photo: Tobin ...

Positioned as a counter to the problematic “magical negro” trope so prevalent in film, wherein a black character is used to help or save a white character’s soul, Morgan instead finds magic ...

The American Society of Magical Negroes is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of ...