The contentious story highlights the contributions Black Americans have made to culture, and how little the country values them in return.
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Film review: ‘Black Panther’
Disney’s choice to release Marvel’s “Black Panther” during Black History month was both cynical and smart. The company identified an underserved film-going population and gave them a $200 million hero, exploiting the annual celebration of black excellence to pad the stats for its latest blockbuster — the first black-directed Marvel adaption with a mostly black […]
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Film review: ‘Marshall’
There are generally two types of biopics: those that attempt to condense the entire life of a notable figure into a single film, and those that pick one specific incident to build a narrative around. “Marshall” is the latter, tackling a single chapter in the life of legal pioneer Thurgood Marshall. The first African-American to […]
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“42”
No doubt consciously timed for the opening of the baseball season, the new movie “42” provides a valuable lesson in contemporary American history, showing viewers the culture of baseball and of the nation not all that long ago. As everyone must know, the picture deals with some of Jackie Robinson’s struggles as the first black […]
