Race

After an incredible run writing and producing television, Lena Waithe is taking her extraordinary talent to film with her first full-length feature script, Queen & Slim. As is custom for Waithe, she takes an unconventional…

American Son is listed by Netflix as a “Television Event” which feels like a pre-emptive defense about its un-cinematic look. Adapted from writer Christopher Demos-Brown‘s own play, the film takes place entirely within a Miami police station…

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we all abide by certain societal expectations. Some are harmless, some are exactly the opposite. Luce understands this idea and wishes to discuss it head-on, weaving demanding racial themes…

Here is a nice little assortment of some entertaining films about interracial relationships. In them, we see the anger and spite of many who refuse to condone equality between races. We experience our past, exploring…

Mississippi Burning is thirty years old this month. Based on real events that occurred in 1964, 54 years ago, it depicts the way racism divides and destroys the community. In 1964, three civil rights workers…

Believe it or not, I actually only watched American History X this year. It does seem strange that someone who writes for a film site like MovieBabble, and who generally perceives herself to be quite…

In his review of BlackKklansman (2018), starring John David Washington and Adam Driver, Collin Willis notes that recent films Get Out (2107) and Sorry to Bother You (2018) also address racial conflict past and present. …

After the Rodney King incident sent shock waves through Los Angeles, racial divide and tensions were at an all-time high in the area, especially between the police force and citizens.  The conflict boiled over into…

Black Panther matters. If you’ve been paying much attention to the news or social media lately, you’ve probably been made aware of its record-breaking success . Black Panther opened this past weekend to a whopping…