'A24 Black' divides us and narrows Blackness down to what's acceptable to white people. My criticism of Tyler Perry has never been 'it shouldn't exist' — it's 'it could be better.' We keep advocating for Black people to be less. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #TylerPerry #BlackFilm

I drove to Torrance to see Dreams and Nightmares because no theater in LA was playing it. Did I enjoy it? No. But I stayed, and now I can actually speak on it. If you love cinema, that's what it requires. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #Cinephile

You know Tyler Perry's latest project but you never watched Harlem? You're an A24 Black but didn't show up for the Black films that needed you? She hit the nail on the head. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm

Ryan Coogler Black? I get it. Barry Jenkins Black, Ava DuVernay Black, Spike Lee Black — I get it. But calling yourself an A24 Black just to say you don't watch Tyler Perry or 'trauma porn'? We are losing the plot. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #TylerPerry

I can watch The Notebook and feel every beat — because we've always had to see ourselves in faces that don't look like us. The moment a Black lead is attached, half the interest disappears before anyone's even watched the trailer. #EricaPleasePodcast #BlackFilm #Representation #Hollywood

Most studio executives making the green-light decisions are white — and they've never had to see universal truths in someone else's story. Put Black faces on a romance script and they disconnect. We don't get that luxury. #EricaPleasePodcast #Hollywood #BlackTV #BlackFilm #Representation

I care more about telling authentic stories well than feeling soft and fuzzy at the end. I understand needing control over what you consume during hard seasons — but don't call that prestige. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm

A24 has made some incredible Black films — and historically hasn't supported them like its white films. This feels like the Jack and Jill conversation: 'this is the only acceptable way to be Black.' We need MORE representation, not less. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #Representation

The world is already unsafe for us — we're carving out our little pieces. Most Black authors aren't getting traditional deals. Ryan Coogler made it through the system, but he's a rarity. Don't sanitize the excuses people use to avoid us. #EricaPleasePodcast #BlackBookTok #BlackFilm

No 'trauma'? Girl, have you stepped outside? America is traumatic. Our media shows our lived experiences — and white films get acclaimed for their trauma while ours get called lowbrow. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm #TraumaPorn

You could've said Spike Lee Black, Ryan Coogler Black, Barry Jenkins Black. Instead you aligned your Blackness with a studio founded by two white people — just to separate yourself from 'those' Black people? Wild. #EricaPleasePodcast #A24Blacks #BlackFilm

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Chicago Family. Power. Legacy. 👑 The Crown Is Coming!
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Catching Feelings released in 2017 set in South Africa

"If you heard a white person say [the N word], would you be offended or would you think they're just being down?"

'If a white guy came up to me and said, "What's up my n---a?"

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Maximka released in 1953 set in Russia with a Black protagonist

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Growing list of those born or died on September 21 in any year

Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021)
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Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. ...

Personal life and death
Van Peebles married Maria Marx, a German actress. They lived in Mexico for a period

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Ricky released in 2025

Hard to watch...

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Beverly Hills Cop II released in 1987

Taggart comments that [Axel] must be robbing, obviously to ironic effect.

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Black cinema is preservation, protest, and possibility.
New episode of GOT TIME with Christopher John featuring Donna Dabbs of the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/2441870/epis...

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