Black points of view and voices have often been marginalized or overlooked in Hollywood. However, Cuban filmmakers have told stories to revalorize Black history and culture.
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As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.
There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
Few film-makers imagined Black women as a primary audience. This has changed over time.
A murderous super fan, Dre is the messy Black female character audiences deserve.
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Lecturer in Sociology and Black Studies, Birmingham City University
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Lecturer, Creative Unit, UniSA, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of English, Denison University
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Professor of Law, English, and Comparative Literary Studies, Carleton University