movies
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Brown Sugar
When I think about poetry, there is one movie that comes to mind. It is my favorite rom-com of all time. Wait. The Best Man is my other all-time favorite. And The Wood. Okay, so I have a lot of favorites, but this one is specific to poetry. Let’s stay focused. Released in 2002 and… Continue reading
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The Inspiration of Alex Haley’s Roots
It took Alex Haley 12 years to finish Roots: The Saga of an American Family, known widely as simply, Roots. The book shot straight to the top of the bestseller charts, and the twelve-hour mini-series (Jan. 1977) was watched by 130 million people. They translated the book into 37 languages; it won a Pulitzer Prize and National… Continue reading
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Richard Wright Native Son Movie Trailer
How did I miss this?? Native Son is a movie based on one of my favorite books out of High School, back when I first started college and began my journey of literally devouring Black Literature. So, the first thing I noticed about this trailer is that it’s a modern adaptation. If you’ve read the… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Lessons from Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman (Part One)
I have a lot to say so this is only part one as there were multiple dynamics to this film. WARNING: THIS POST HAS SPOILERS. IF YOU DIDN’T SEE THE MOVIE YET, GO SEE IT AND THEN COME BACK TO THIS POST 🙂 What is Blackkklansman about? First, we should know that the story is… Continue reading
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4 Lessons I Learned from the Movie American Gangster
American Gangster is based on the true story of real-life drug kingpin Frank Lucas, who, by the 1960s, constructed an international drug ring that spanned from New York to Southeast Asia. The film features Denzel Washington as Lucas and a New York City cop (Russell Crowe) who busted a big-time heroin ring. I have a… Continue reading
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6 Reasons the Black Panther Movie is Popular (and it’s not even out yet)
Black Cast 90% of the cast members are Black. This isn’t a racial thing. It’s just that people are tired of seeing movies where the heroes are white. Even biblical movies refuse to reflect the real identity of the people who lived in that time. The Samson movie is also about to come out but… Continue reading
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