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This classic movie has a very loose storyline that they managed to weave some African American history into. It plays to many stereotypes but has some of the best talent that every came from the African American community. Listen to the Sistas take on this gem.
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In Season Seven we talked about some of the best African American movies ever. The list was so long we decided to finish it in Season Eight.
A movie used to be pieces of film that were put together to tell a story. These stories could evoke emotions and leave you feeling some kind of way. In Season Seven of TV Talk we are going to tell you about the best African American movies ever. Some of them were made by AA, while others were only stories that included AA. All of these movies were life changing.
He didn’t fly through the air or wasn’t faster than a speeding train, but this man was the black super hero of the 1970s. Everyone knows that Issac Hayes theme and when it comes on, people who know think about one thing, our black superhero.
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Today we will talk about how in 1976 the South African government declared a state of emergency. For 13 years the children of South African resisted. Often referred to as the Soweto Uprising, a musical was written called Sarafina.
It tells the story of how thousands of children were beaten and tortured. 8,000 children were in prison. This story is about South African teenagers fought against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
We first saw this story on Broadway. I remember because at the end there was a song Free Nelson Mandela. I can’t put into words what that experience was like, but WOW.
Beyond entertaining, the message of this movie moved me. Nelson Mandela has become one of my favorite people in life.
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Today we will talk about how in 1976 the South African government declared a state of emergency. For 13 years the children of South African resisted. Often referred to as the Soweto Uprising, a musical was written called Sarafina.
It tells the story of how thousands of children were beaten and tortured. 8,000 children were in prison. This story is about South African teenagers fought against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
We first saw this story on Broadway. I remember because at the end there was a song Free Nelson Mandela. I can’t put into words what that experience was like, but WOW.
Beyond entertaining, the message of this movie moved me. Nelson Mandela has become one of my favorite people in life.
Listen Episode 5
In this episode we will talk about the movie Black Panther. It is one of the Marvel family of films, distributed by Disney. It made 1.3 billion dollars in box office. Black movies do sell. It was nice to have a brown super hero and for him to have his own movie.
It was nice to have brown people saving other brown people
Wakanda created an amazing space for brown people.
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Black Panther
In this episode we will talk about the movie Black Panther. It is one of the Marvel family of films, distributed by Disney. It made 1.3 billion dollars in box office. Black movies do sell. It was nice to have a brown super hero and for him to have his own movie.
It was nice to have brown people saving other brown people
Wakanda created an amazing space for brown people.
Listen to Episode 4
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