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May 23, 2024 · an insidious film which portrays the Black community at its worst. It glorifies the use of cocaine and casts Blacks in roles which glorify dope-pushers, pimps, and grand theft. That movie and similar blaxploitation movies had an undeniable impact on African Americans coming of age in the 1970s.
- Yvonne Sims
3 days ago · Vote up your favorite African American films that were released in the 1970s. Explore the vibrant and diverse world of 1970s Black cinema with our carefully curated list. This era was a groundbreaking time for African American filmmaking, marked by the emergence of the blaxploitation genre.
May 14, 2024 · Recent releases like “American Fiction” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” have used absurdist humor to examine race. But they have also depicted narrow views of Blackness.
11 hours ago · June 3, 2024 10:19 AM PT. Refusal is a powerful political act. Acting in defense of themselves, Black people and Black women in particular have consistently refused the terms of oppression ...
May 7, 2024 · By Erin Vanderhoof. May 7, 2024. Director Prentice Penny’s new docuseries, “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” debuted at SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas. By Andrew Walker/Hulu ...
- Erin Vanderhoof
May 22, 2024 · Jerry Angelo Brooks (born December 16, 1965), is an American actor, writer, comedian and voice actor. He performs stand-up under the name J. B. Smoove. He started his career off with the television series Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He plays Leon on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
5 days ago · May 29, 20244:39 PM ET. Jonathan Franklin. Three Black men have filed a lawsuit against American Airlines saying they were victims of “blatant and egregious racial discrimination” after being ...
