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Black success in media is often treated as the equivalent
of finding a $100 bill on the subway, a non-repeatable phenomenon. When movies were first being built around,
God help us, Elvis Presley or The Beatles, whose first releases in the US
were on a Black-owned record label, why wasn't anyone seeking out
these women rock pioneers for careers in the movies?
of finding a $100 bill on the subway, a non-repeatable phenomenon. When movies were first being built around,
God help us, Elvis Presley or The Beatles, whose first releases in the US
were on a Black-owned record label, why wasn't anyone seeking out
these women rock pioneers for careers in the movies?
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Black success in media
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is often treated as the equivalent
of finding a $100 bill on the subway,
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a non-repeatable phenomenon.
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When movies were first being built around,
God help us, Elvis Presley
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or The Beatles,
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whose first releases in the US
were on a Black-owned record label,
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why wasn't anyone seeking out
these women rock pioneers
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for careers in the movies?
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
