The finale of filmmaker Marlon Riggs explores the intense debate over black identity.Black is…Black is not a movie that every African American should watch, think about, and discuss.White Americans have always had stereotypes about African Americans.But Riggs believes that the stereotypical definition of “black identity” imposed among African Americans also had a devastating impact.Is there a core black identity?Is there a touchstone that defines true black men and black women?Riggs uses the okra soup made by his grandmother to compare the rich diversity of black identity.His footage travels through the United States and lets us face to face with black people, young, rich and poor, urban and rural, gay or heterosexual, who are struggling to cope with the numerous and often controversial paradox of the definition of “black identity”.Riggs blends the performances of choreographer Bill Jones and poet Essex Hampshire with comments from famous cultural critics Angela Davis, Bell Hooks, Cornell West, Michelle Wallace, Barbara Smith and Maulana Karenga to create a delicious hodgepodge of personal testimony, music and history.
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Black people mean
actor： Marlon,Riggs,Angela,Davis,Essex,Hemphill
director：Marlon,Riggs
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type：Action
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status：positive
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updated：2025-05-29
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region：USA
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year：1994
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language：English
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