All tagged Black History

BlacKKKlansman

When I first saw Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing I was greatly affected, not just because it is a cinematic masterpiece of epic proportions, but because it said something broader about the world at large.. Lee handles the subject matter of racial tension in a thoughtful and powerful way in all of his films, but I bring up the 1989 classic because it changed my life for the better.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

I am probably missing out on a lot of information by not having read the book, but I can firmly say that that novel is much more interesting and informational than this film. Skloot recognizes the issues surrounding medical discovery wherein black subjects and innovators aren’t given the credit they deserve.