I Would Like To Thank God, My Mom, And A Lack Of Diversity In Movies For My Win

Something to ponder while you’re perusing these interesting facts on the racial mix of movies: If black people have so much buying power and black movies do so well, when are we going to see them regularly in theaters?

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Joseph Lamour

Apr 29, 2014

A note from the New York Film Academy:

In defining “Black Film,” we are referring to films in which the story centers around lead characters who are of African descent.

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