Sabrina thinks about her future and Maurice gets a new job. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 2. With the season seven premiere in the rearview mirror, we take a look at episode two. With the time jump three months into future and a new writing team, Sistas almost feels like a completely different show. It could just be me, but it also seems more sexual, especially during this episode where the woman are the horny ones, being direct about what they want. The new writing style and feel of the show is going to take…
Author: Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is the co-founder and editor of SHIFTER magazine. Born and raised in Toronto, Kevin currently resides in Ottawa with his wife Koliah and their three children. He's a big fan of hip-hop, pop culture, and urbanism and spends most of his time keeping up with the Kardashians.
Andi and Gary clash again as new romances bloom. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 1, aka season seven premiere. After wrapping up season six in late December, season seven of Tyler Perry’s Sistas is already back and fans are in an uproar. It looks like Trinity Whiteside (Preston) and Anthony Dalton (Calvin) may have been written off the show, while Branden Wellington (Tony) is now a series regular and the character of Jordan has been recast (Personally, I’m not feeling the Jordan). The show also has a different feel now that there’s a new writing…
In his The Color Purple review, Kevin Bourne calls the film “a barrier-breaking ode to the strength of Black women everywhere”. For a number of years, Christmas Day has been the release date for some of the biggest films of the year. One of the movies that was released this Christmas day was The Color Purple. Starring an all-star ensemble cast, including Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, and Colman Domingo, The Color Purple is a coming-of-age period drama about the struggles of African-American women in the South in the early 1900s. It follows the main character,…
Andi, Penelope and Fatima team up to get answers from Gary. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 22. Preston and Danni move on The season six finale opens with Danni seeing a picture of Preston getting married and she’s clearly upset. He blocked her and said she’s out of his life. Sabrina reminds Danni that she likes Preston and doesn’t want to see her ruin a good thing. Later at Maurice’s house, Sabrina calls Danni and invites herself over to Danni’s house knowing that she’s hurting. She wants to make her and Danni’s dates with Rich…
Danni and Preston move on and Zatima get some bad news. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 21. Hayden learns the truth, kinda Continuing from last episode, Hayden is upset at Gary for vetting Tamara behind his back after he said he wanted to do it himself. He then accuses Gary of enjoying ruining his relationship with Tamara because of what happened with him and Andi. Not seeing any lies there. Hayden goes inside the house to press Tamara who denies knowing Fatima. Despite what happened outside, he believes Gary and tries to get her to…
Through his vocals, writing and flows, Toronto artist Jvden shows star potential on his new project TOXIC TAPE 2 says SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne. Toronto singer-songwriter, JVDEN, is one of the city’s best kept musical secret. Hailing from Scarborough to be exact, JVDEN has been a part of writing camps for major artists in the United States while finely crafting his sound ahead of his major label debut in 2024. He’s a bit of an anomaly in today’s music industry where artists appear to be rushed instead of being allowed to spend time developing their sound. While we wait for the…
Things finally come to a head between Danni and Preston. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 20. Preston and Danni talk The episode opens with Preston asking Danni where she was the night before. He’s upset because he was waiting for her to come home from work so they could talk. Unfortunately, Danni doesn’t want to talk and decides to go to bed. In the morning, Preston wonders whether Danni is ready to commit and whether she only got back together with him because she was attacked. She’s sarcastic and can’t give him a straight answer. After…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne shares three reasons why Eczema disproportionately affects Black people and how to manage it. In recent years, Black health has finally been getting the attention it deserves, both in Canada and the United States. This is not only true for the medical community, but academia. The University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health even launched a new Master’s program in Black health this year to prepare students for public health practice with Black communities. What they’ve all grown to understand is that there are a number of medical conditions which disproportionately affect people with darker…
Bryson Tiller was back in Toronto at History for the latest stop on his new tour. Here’s Kevin Bourne with his Bryson Tiller tour review. Last night, Bryson Tiller brought his Back On Tour to History in Toronto as he performed in front of a packed house. It was Bryson Tiller’s fourth time performing in Toronto this year after back-to-back shows in and opening for NAV in April, and with a dedicated and passionate fan based, there was energy in the air. Before he hit the stage, DJ Nitrane got fans going with his crowd engagement and a succession of…
Kevin Bourne talks about the immeasurable impact of Black culture and why society loves Black culture more than Black people. Since the murder of George Floyd three years ago, some things have changed for the better for Black people. For example, we’re seeing a lot more Black people in TV commercials, for things like banking and laundry detergent. You’d swear the world just found out that Black people need regular stuff just like everyone else. Still, I have the nagging feeling as of late that that isn’t enough, especially when it comes to acknowledging and celebrating the contributions of Black…
Gary has to face the music as his secret is revealed. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 19. Gary exposed The episode opens with Danni telling Penelope that Andi was with Gary for years. This is easily the biggest scandal in the history of the show. With a little persuasion from Danni and Sabrina, Andi tells Penelope everything―that her and Gary were in love and that he asked her to marry him. Danni then pointed out that he gave Penelope the exact ring he used to propose to Andi. When Jordan and the guys come in…
In his Candy Cane Lane movie review, Kevin Bourne says the Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross film has “instant classic” written all over it. The Christmas movie genre is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. It was back in 1898 that the groundbreaking British silent short film Santa Claus introduced the very first holiday movie to the world. Since then, there have been a number of classic films giving families everywhere the a little Christmas cheer. Adding to this still growing list is the new Amazon MGM film Candy Cane Lane. Starring Eddy Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross, Candy Cane…
