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Tyler Perry's Feminist Appeal
Tyler Perry appeals to an ignored audience of Black women hungry for portrayals of their lives, laughs and dreams that exist beyond the frame of music videos or ‘hood flicks.
May 23, 2006,
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Learning to "Bee" Excellent
Fresh characters and dialogue in “Akeelah and the Bee” keep it from falling into the predictable mire of movies with “good intentions” toward Black children.
May 23, 2006,
07:07
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Confederate America
“Confederate States of America” offers a vision of the United States if the South had won the Civil War. Film reviews by Esther Iverem
Apr 9, 2006,
08:56
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May 24, 2006,
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“Preaching” on the Big Screen
“Preaching to the Choir,” is in the mold of Tyler Perry’s appealing church-centric soap operas that can be heavy on both morality and melodrama.
May 23, 2006,
11:21
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‘ATL’—Boyz in Another Hood
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| T.I. stars in 'ATL' |
In “ATL,” something other than ‘hood as usual.
Apr 7, 2006,
17:23
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Boys of the Urban and Rural Wilderness
“Boys of Baraka” is not always be easy to watch but it tells a bitter truth: In Baltimore, 76 percent of African American males do not graduate from high school.
Apr 7, 2006,
19:44
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Dave Chappelle’s B-Boy Network
No joke, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” is the best concert movie to hit the big screen in a minute.
Apr 7, 2006,
19:54
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‘Dirty’—Crooked Cops and Monsters
Cuba Gooding, Jr. serves up another “Dirty” Black cop.
Apr 7, 2006,
19:59
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On the “Inside” with Spike Lee
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| Denzel Washington stars in Spike Lee's 'Inside Man' |
On “the inside” of a bank heist, with Spike Lee and Denzel Washington.
Apr 7, 2006,
20:03
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