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Black Is… Black Ain’t

Black Is… Black Ain’t

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📜 Overview: African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses the camera from his hospital bed in several scenes. The film directly addresses sexism and homophobia within the black community, with snippets of misogynistic and anti-gay slurs from popular hip-hop songs juxtaposed with interviews with African-American intellectuals and political theorists, including Cornel West, bell hooks and Angela Davis.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1994-06-01
⌚ Running Time: 87 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Marlon Riggs original image
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Marlon Riggs
Angela Davis original image
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Angela Davis
bell hooks original image
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bell hooks
Essex Hemphill original image
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Essex Hemphill
Cornel West original image
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Cornel West
Maulana Karenga original image
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Maulana Karenga
Barbara Smith original image
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Barbara Smith
Michele Wallace original image
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Michele Wallace

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