5 Films That Explore Black Lives and Systemic Racism These films help to provide insight into how black lives have been impacted by white authority.
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'Boyz N the Hood' (1991) John Singleton's semi-autobiographical debut depicted what it's like to live in a world where doing something as simple as going to the corner store could get you killed.
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'Do The Right Thing' (1989) Spike Lee wrote, starred in and directed this film that results in a black man being killed by the NYPD.
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'Selma' (2014) This film revolves around the Voting Rights Act of 1965, featuring the march on Bloody Sunday and various events leading up to it.
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'Queen & Slim' (2019) This film depicts an African American couple who is pulled over by a racist police officer on the way home from a first date.
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'Harriet' (2019) This biopic chronicles famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman's story after joining the Underground Railroad.
