5 Films That Explore Black Lives
and Systemic Racism These films help to provide insight
into how black lives have been
impacted by white authority. 1. 'Boyz N the Hood' (1991) John Singleton's semi-autobiographical debut depicted
what it's like to live in a world where doing something as
simple as going to the corner store could get you killed. 2. 'Do The Right Thing' (1989) Spike Lee wrote, starred in and directed
this film that results in a black man
being killed by the NYPD. 3. 'Selma' (2014) This film revolves around the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, featuring the march on
Bloody Sunday and various events leading up to it. 4. 'Queen & Slim' (2019) This film depicts an African American couple
who is pulled over by a racist police officer
on the way home from a first date. 5. 'Harriet' (2019) This biopic chronicles famed abolitionist
Harriet Tubman's story after joining
the Underground Railroad.
and Systemic Racism These films help to provide insight
into how black lives have been
impacted by white authority. 1. 'Boyz N the Hood' (1991) John Singleton's semi-autobiographical debut depicted
what it's like to live in a world where doing something as
simple as going to the corner store could get you killed. 2. 'Do The Right Thing' (1989) Spike Lee wrote, starred in and directed
this film that results in a black man
being killed by the NYPD. 3. 'Selma' (2014) This film revolves around the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, featuring the march on
Bloody Sunday and various events leading up to it. 4. 'Queen & Slim' (2019) This film depicts an African American couple
who is pulled over by a racist police officer
on the way home from a first date. 5. 'Harriet' (2019) This biopic chronicles famed abolitionist
Harriet Tubman's story after joining
the Underground Railroad.
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