From A Different World to Moonlight, see which programs you should immediately add to your watch list this month (and every month, TBH). She became popular at the age of 14 when her song “Roxanne’s Revenge” became a hit. Smith dives into the aftermath of the event, focusing on what King had to go through and what the country expected from him at that time. You’ll never look at grapefruits the same way again. To its credit, Netflix has made an effort to create a few Netflix Originals from black directors, but the lack of options continues. FENCES: The August Wilson play Sign up for our Celebrity & Entertainment newsletter. Keep those hankies handy – you will need them more than once. Enjoy! Following the Civil War, the South disproportionately jailed black citizens, often on fake crimes, to create a free labor source.
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Premise: This documentary explores how the United States used a loophole in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution to continue exploiting black labor after the abolishment of slavery. 9 hours ago, by Mekishana Pierre Sum-up: Through the use of charismatic experts and an engaging editing style, “13th” makes a compelling case that the devil is in the details of the Constitution. 13 hours ago.
If you want to stay informed on what’s joining Netflix on a weekly basis, be sure to subscribe to the Streamline newsletter. Premise: A biopic for Roxanne Shanté, who pioneered the art of battle rapping in New York City during the 1980s. 1 Oct 2019 1 October 2019. He creates an intimate portrayal of King’s life that goes beyond the infamous moment King became a symbol ― when Los Angeles police beat him nearly to death on March 3, 1991.
In restoring humanity to the person, this film provides hope that the world can recognize the human suffering in such encounters and react from a place of understanding. We save you time and money, rating current box office releases, as well as movies and TV series available on your “at home” networks (HBO, Showtime, etc.)
Watch an award-winning film, take a quiz to test your history skills… and then go beyond! While her music career took off, Shanté had to deal with personal hardships that came from her life in the Queensbridge projects in Queens. Currently, there are so many excellent films about the black experience/black history, it's hard to choose. Here's What We Know, Will the Seahorse Win the Golden Mask on The Masked Singer? ©2020 Verizon Media. The film also focuses on the skyrocketing incarceration rates of the last few decades, largely fueled by Republican presidents through disingenuous tough-on-crime and war-on-drugs messaging.
It is excellent! The movie is also a reminder of the many unsung heroes who are forced to live in the country’s margins and deserve more attention. 2019 Reelness Black History Month Watchlist. After kissing a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil voodoo sorcerer, Tiana also becomes a frog and must find a way to turn back into a human before it’s too late. When the college “Flossy Posse” foursome reunites years later for a wild Essence Fest weekend in New Orleans, crazy fun follows in this female empowerment flick starring Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and in a star marking role, Tiffany Haddish, as the uproariously funny, potty-mouthed party girl, Dina. Please select the topics you're interested in: Would you like to turn on POPSUGAR desktop notifications to get breaking news ASAP?
Your email address will not be published. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, as the women who broke their respective glass ceilings in math, computing and engineering, deliver compelling performances peppered with wit and humor, while showing what these pioneering women endured to overcome the shameful racial segregation of that era. The list of recommendations below highlights a few of the best options but honestly wouldn’t look too different from a list of the only options for critically acclaimed films from black American directors on the service. A cleverly written story and an exceptionally strong supporting cast (Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Dallas Bryce Howard, Allison Janney) highlights an important era in American civil rights history, serving up the perfect balance of drama, comedy, and Minny’s famous chocolate pie.
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12 hours ago, by Victoria Messina Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps star in this refreshingly sophisticated romantic sports drama as Monica and Quincy, two childhood friends who, over the course of 13 years, must juggle their feelings for one another with their individual dreams of becoming professional basketball players.
PBS is proud to celebrate Black History this February and all year round. Here, in no particular order, is the 2019 Reelness Black History Month Watchlist. There's a spectrum of shows and films that tell various narratives of the black experience. The U.S. has roughly 5 percent of the world’s population but 21 percent of its prisoners. It features beautiful hand drawn animation, a well crafted story and a very fun soundtrack.
The Reelness’ favorite movie of all time, adapted from Alice Walker’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, stars Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery in this tale of female empowerment in the American Deep South of the early 1930s. Director Jeff Nichols effectively captures the historical accuracy and appalling political mood of the era. Here’s a list spanning multiple genres but they all have one thing in common – they are all terrific films.
and streaming services (Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, etc). The service's Celebrate Black Culture page lists all of the amazing screenings that are available either through a Prime subscription package or for rent and purchase. The documentary explores the injustice behind these figures and illuminates how far this country still is from granting true freedom from legalized oppression. This is the inspirational, previously untold story about three brilliant black women behind NASA’s historic 1962 mission to get astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning moment that propelled the United States to the forefront in the space race and restored pride to the nation. Your email address will not be published. February is Black History Month, and with so many great films to choose from, narrowing down a recommended watchlist to just 12 was a challenge.
This Netflix original period drama, adapted from the 2008 Hillary Jordan novel, is about two poor sharecropper families in the Mississippi Delta – one white, one black – and their struggle to survive appalling racial injustice, financial hardship and PTSD after a family member returns home to each family following World War II. This is an important film in black cinema, not only because it is the FIRST comic book superhero film to feature a predominantly African-American cast, but because it also is the first comic book superhero film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Review: https://www.thereelness.com/film/blindspotting/. Sum-up: Legislation and heroism aren’t enough to kill those old hatreds and prejudices that die hard. This 2018 Spike Lee film is loosely based on Ron Stallworth’s 2014 memoir about being the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department in the 1970s, where he ended up working with a white colleague to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan, and oddly enough, even met its national leader, David Duke, as Duke was trying to whitewash his image for an attempted (and failed) career in mainstream politics. Premise: In this period piece set during World War II, a black and a white family fail to make ends meet while farming as neighbors in the Mississippi Delta. , 37 Movies and TV Shows You Should Watch During Black History Month on Amazon Prime, These Schitt's Creek Pumpkins Will Bring Best Wishes and Warmest Regards to Your Doorstep, I Have to Say, Robert Pattinson's Role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter Is Highly Underrated, Jamie Foxx Is in Final Talks to Reprise Electro Role as Spider-Man 3's Big Bad, Justine and Caleb's Historic Love Island Win Has Been One of the Few Redeeming Events of 2020, Can We Expect Season 2 of I May Destroy You? But this protagonist is a poor, black, female hero who has to jump over systemic American obstacles on the path to greatness.
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As Netflix spends many billions of dollars a year on original content, hopefully the company will decide to remedy this longtime failure in the near future.
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January 31, 2019 It’s Black History Month, which means there’s really no better time to see a great film that captures the diverse narratives of black people. But this Disney film is more than just a predictable story about a surprising prodigy from the impoverished outskirts of Kampala. THE HATE YOU GIVE: Coming of age as a teenager coming face to face with the issues that drive the Black Lives Matter movement. This 2016 Best Picture Oscar winner starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and Janelle Monae is the heartbreaking, haunting story of a young Miami boy struggling with constant disappointment as he deals with a crack-addicted mother and teen bullies, while coming to terms with his sexual identity. Here, in no particular order, is the 2019 Reelness Black History Month Watchlist. This important historical drama is based on events leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1967 decision ending state bans on interracial marriage. This civil rights era period piece set in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi is the story about an enterprising young writer (Emma Stone) who convinces the town’s black maids to spill the beans on what life really is like working for the town’s white women.
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“Mudbound” tells the story of a black man who must exude so much more bravery than his white counterparts.
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Netflix doesn’t have a large library of great black-directed movies because, well, Hollywood hasn’t produced these projects over the years. Netflix doesn’t have a large library of great black-directed movies because, well, Hollywood hasn’t produced these projects over the years. By zooming in on Shanté’s actual life instead of only focusing on her accomplishments, this movie finds a way to give voice to a pain that didn’t necessarily translate in the music alone.
Premise: Through a one-man stage show of spoken-word poetry, Roger Guenveur Smith tells the story of Rodney King. Black filmmakers may have directed more studio films in 2018 than ever before, but many of them aren’t yet available on streaming services, which makes honoring Black History Month by watching great movies by black directors on Netflix a maddeningly difficult task. first superhero movie to receive a Best Picture nomination. 8 hours ago, by Grayson Gilcrease Part of HuffPost Home & Living. BLIND SPOTTING: a truly visceral film demonstrating how privilege plays out between two long time friends, one black and one white.