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Category Archives: Lessons in Black History
Best of BAMF – Dream vs. Reality
This was first posted on January 21, 2008. I’m reposting it now, because aside from the fact that Barack Obama has now served a full term as President of the United States, and back then he was just one of … Continue reading
At Long Last…My Thoughts on DJANGO UNCHAINED
Initially, I had no plans to write about Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. But in the weeks since its release, as so many people have chimed in—both negatively and positively—I regularly find myself being asked my thoughts about the movie, and … Continue reading
Miles Morales and Ultimate Spider-Man, the Most Important Superhero of the 21st Century
I’ve been reading the adventures of Spider-Man since before I could actually read. Back when I was a kid who had not yet learned to read, I studied the pictures in issues of Amazing Spider-Man. As it turns out, I … Continue reading
Black Cinema – PURLIE VICTORIOUS
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. Released briefly in 1963 as Gone Are the Days, Purlie Victoriouswas based on … Continue reading
Posted in DVD review, Lessons in Black History, Race Matters
Tagged Ossie Davis, Purlie Victorious
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Black Cinema – Thalmus Rasulala
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. With his sophisticated looks and the coolest name in the history of … Continue reading
Black Cinema – LADY SINGS THE BLUES
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. In this day and age, it can be difficult for some to understand … Continue reading
Black Cinema – POLICE BEAT
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. Set in Seattle, Police Beatfollows rookie bicycle cop Z (Pape S. Niang), a … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles T. Mudede, Police Beat, Robinson Devor
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Black Cinema – KILLER OF SHEEP
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. Set in the Watts, director Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheepis a brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
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Black Cinema – WILD STYLE
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. Few things in life can me feel both incredibly young and incredibly old … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Ahearn, Wild Style
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Black Cinema – NOTHING BUT A MAN
BadAzz MoFo celebrates Black History Month 2012 by focusing on Black Cinema—a look at the films, filmmakers, and actors that have contributed to the black diaspora in film. Brilliant is not a word to be taken lightly, but in the case … Continue reading
Posted in DVD review, Lessons in Black History, Race Matters
Tagged abbey lincoln, ivan dixon, nothing but a man
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