The Help, a film review by Courtney Cureton The Help is a famous novel turned Oscar-winning movie about the lives of black female domestic workers in Jackson, Mississippi, at the turn of the Jim Crow Era. We follow the lives Continue reading
Andrew Demirdjian “A Comment Upon Racial Disparities in Media” The colors of our nation have stood as a defining essence of where you place in society as an individual over the course of history. Through “Left of Black” hosted by Continue reading
Talia Gorman HIST-128-01 Professor Miller 4/29/20 Fruitvale Station: A Story of Police Brutality and Institutionalized Racism The film “Fruitvale Station,” directed and written by Ryan Coogler is a story based on the death of Oscar Grant. Grant was a young Continue reading
Harriet Tubman I was excited to get the opportunity to watch the movie “Harriet” for my Black History Month Project, it was released November 1, 2019, and was beautifully directed by Kasi Lemmons. The movie was shot in Richmond Virginia Continue reading
Zamir Wallace Hist 128 Professor Miller 4/29/2020 “The Greenbook” “The Green Book” is a film made in 2018 depicting the life of an African-American pianist who travels the country during 1962. The film is a biography of Dr. Don Shirley. Continue reading
Shan Malik Professor Dr. Miller HIST 128 African American History Justice: A Historically Biased System For my Black History project, I chose to analyze the acclaimed Netflix series entitles “When They See Us,” which tells the infamous story of Continue reading
Witnessing the hardships and experiences that African-Americans have faced throughout the history of the United States is an important factor to understanding and appreciating African-American culture. By looking at historical moments from various eras, we can reveal where institutionalized racism Continue reading
BLACK MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ROW. Now read that sentence again, but read it slowly. That one sentence may fly right above some heads, and it might resonate questions within others. The point is, few really ask why. Why are Continue reading
“12 Years a Slave,” a film by Steve McQueen, is a 2013 historical drama film based on the 1853 autobiographical novel twelve years a slave written by Solomon Northup. This movie told us in 1841, before the American civil Continue reading
The Green Book – Jack Miles May 11, 2020 – Black history month, founded by Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves occurs every February in order to honor the brave African Americans who fought for their freedom in the Continue reading
