Since the advent of the film industry, the portrayal of the black individual has primarily been dictated by the desires of white filmmakers and audiences-starting in the early 1900s with the cinematic introduction of the tom, coon, tragic mulatto, mammy and the brutal buck, and stretching on through the 20s, 30s and 40s with the ...
There were numerous examples of racism and racial stereotyping in the “Our Gang/Little Rascals” comedy shorts that were in production from 1922 thru 1944. However, people, events and shows must be viewed in the context of their times. We can’t take historical figures, events and artistic productions and plop them in the present, to ...
Perhaps no film in history is more reviled than Birth of Nation. It is also true that few films have had as much praise showered upon them. For nearly ninety years D. W. Griffith’s epic has spawned debate from both camps. It was a revolutionary film, with numerous technical innovations. It’s also one of the ...
Is it possible all the redheaded American entertainers who’ve recently had major breakthroughs in entertainment are actually part of a freed people who faced as much racism as any other ethnicity? With red hair generally looked at as appealing on a male or female through the lens of an American eye, it didn’t used to ...
Ok, I am black, no I don’t use the “n-word” like it is going out of style. I don’t believe that Spike Lee is right every time that he decides to rant about something, I do believe that he is a brilliant director. I don’t believe that all white people are racist and secretly want ...
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