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• Get Out

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  Jordan Peele's directorial debut, "trippy interracial couple woes" is an understatement. Peele wrote the screenplay as well; he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film stars Daniel Kaluuya, nominated for an Academy Award for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Do the Right Thing

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  Written, directed and produced by Spike Lee, he also played "Mookie" the main protagonist in the film. It's hot outside and racial tension and tempers flare. The soundtrack featured Public Enemy's "Fight the Power".

• Judas and the Black Messiah

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  Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton (founder of the Rainbow Coalition), and the events and actions leading up to his betrayal and death.

• The Woman King

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  Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the story focuses on the Agojie one of the few documented all female armies in the modern age. Viola Davis leads the warriors as General Nanisca charged with protecting the African kingdom of Dahomey.

• Moonlight

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  Moonlight won the Oscar for Best Picture. Co-written and directed by Barry Jenkins, Jenkins also won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Moonlight. Three defining chapters in the life of the main character are the focus of this film.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lovecraft Country. The Complete First Season

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  Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Courtney B. Vance, Wunmi Mosaku and the late Michael K. Williams all have featured roles in this 10-episode 1 season supernatural series that follows Majors character as he travels to the H. P.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Negroes

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  The Book of Negroes written by Lawrence Hill and made into a miniseries follows the plight of Aminta Diallo, snatched from her home enslaved eventually finding her way to freedom. The cast is led by Aunjanue Ellis as Aminata Diallo. Clement Virgo is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Payne. Volume 1

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  House of Payne, created and produced by Tyler Perry is a family comedy about a multigenerational extended family living together (comedy gold) as needed. Tyler Perry directed many episodes, while Kim Fields, Chip Hurd, and producer Roger M. Bobb…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Insecure. The Complete First Season

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  Comedic series following a Black female friendship, dealing with life's insecurities. Executive Producer and a writer for the show Issa Rae along with Larry Wilmore created the show. Rae also stars and shines in the show as the main character as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blackish. The Complete First Season

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  This comedy series follows a Black family as the father tries to ensure that his children have a balance of ethnic culture blended into their lifestyle. The series creator Kenya Barris is also a writer, director and executive producer for the show. …Read moreRead more of this annotation