Yazmin Monet Watkins-Vieux, David Vieux and Kalie Acheson are to thank for the gem that is ‘Thistles & Thornes: A Fairytale for Black Girls.’
In it, heroes emerge in a world powered by Black Girl Magic with help from a powerful woman who is on a perilous mission to take that magic back to a place called the Garden of Sisterhood before the universe as she knows it is doomed forever.
Her name? Assata.
Tune in to the adventure below…
Here’s hoping the independent project is given the backing it deserves as we believe stories like these have the potential to soar on television or as cinematic releases.
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