⁣Black Dynamite

⁣The movie 'The Legend of Dolemite' in its entirety. After he is released
from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers
who framed him in the first place.

Black/Current
is a space to provide both educational and entertaining content
primarily by or about Black people. That’s Black Brits, Black Americans,
Black Africans, Black Canadians, Black Australians and so forth. There
is a really loud desire for diverse voices and stories and we want to be
a part of that conversation.

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From "Dolemite" (1975)

⁣⁣Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in Vietnam. But the nightmare continues for Anthony and his friends as they suffer the indignities of trying to find steady work and provide for their families in a flagging economy. As desperation takes hold, Anthony teams up with Skip (Chris Tucker), a drug addict, and Kirby (Keith David), a small-time crook, to pull off a bank heist that will give them all a chance for a better life.

⁣A comedy that follows two high school students: one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school.

⁣On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Spike Lee
Stars
Danny Aiello
Ossie Davis
Ruby Dee

⁣America's funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious, starring as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster. The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson) and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out... and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty. Now it's up to Mama, Papa, Ernie and Granny Klump to throw their weight around and save the day in this whopping, gut-busting comedy Good Morning America calls an "incredible piece of filmmaking." Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper give Nutty Professor II: The Klumps "two thumbs up.

⁣The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.

⁣Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.

Reporter James (Charlie Sheen) brings petty crook Franklin (Chris Tucker) to justice, but as Franklin is being taken to jail, he is unwittingly drawn into a violent prison break. The police pursue Franklin, mistakenly thinking he killed several officers, so the fugitive turns to James for help. Figuring he has stumbled upon the story of a lifetime, the journalist agrees to prove that Franklin is innocent. Unfortunately, things don't go smoothly, and both men find themselves on the run.








Reporter
James (Charlie Sheen) brings petty crook Franklin (Chris Tucker) to
justice, but as Franklin is being taken to jail, he is unwittingly drawn
into a violent prison break. The police pursue Franklin, mistakenly
thinking he killed several officers, so the fugitive turns to James for
help. Figuring he has stumbled upon the
story of a lifetime, the journalist agrees to prove that Franklin is
innocent. Unfortunately, things don't go smoothly, and both men find
themselves on the run.

⁣⁣A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Director
Jordan Peele
Writer
Jordan Peele
Stars
Daniel Kaluuya
Allison Williams
Bradley Whitford