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80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films (1940 – 2020)

80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.

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80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films (1940 – 2020)

80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films  (1940 – 2020)

Some of the things I love about Bushwick are her murals. They often tell stories of the little-known or spotlight known stories in another light. Social media and camera phones have changed how we all tell and receive stories. With that, there’s a renewed call for accountability in how the stories of people of color are being told in mainstream media circles.

In 1940, Hattie McDaniel was given an Academy Award for her portrayal of a slave maid in “Gone with the Wind.” She was given Hollywood’s greatest golden statue for playing…

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