Jonita Davis

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Jonita Davis

is a film and culture critic, author, and freelance writer. She has been writing for more than 15 years on topics exploring the intersection of pop culture, identity, education, parenting, and how those relationships affect our lives as parents, women, Black women, nerds, and people of this planet. She is the founder and editor-at-large of , and has authored several books, her latest being We Gon鈥� Be Black Today: Exploration of Black Nerd Culture (Chicago Review Press, 2024). She is a member of the Hollywood Critics Association, International Film Society Critics, and is a Rotten Tomatoes independent critic. More of her work can be found at .


Articles By This Author
Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up
Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.

YES! Media Says Farewell鈥擶ith Gratitude and Hope

After nearly 30 years of uplifting voices and spotlighting solutions, YES! Media is closing its doors. Thank you for being part of this movement. Gratefully, our content archive will live on under the umbrella of Truthout.

Click to read our full farewell message and special reflections from one of YES!鈥檚 founders.

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