I found this Buzzfeed piece quite reckless, to be frank! As someone who’s been running a black cinema blog for almost 6 years, with a stated mission to unify artists (specifically filmmakers) of the African diaspora, an article like this that ultimately divides – whether that’s the author’s intention or not – is maddening!
I initially planned to ignore it, seeing it as ultimately a marketing gambit for "Selma," manufactured for a specific purpose – to stimulate further discussion about the film, as it expands nationwide this weekend. But enough of you have sent it to me, urging some kind of response, that I felt that I should at least mention it here. And, as I told one of my…
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