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In 1971, Van Peebles chose to make a movie
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

In 1971,Van Peebles chose to make a movie about the unremitting terrorBlack Americans are...

In 1971,
Van Peebles chose to make a movie about the unremitting terror
Black Americans are subject to, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

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In 1971, Van Peebles chose to make a movie
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about the unremitting terror Black Americans are subject to,
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:48
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
MakeMake

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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.
The title alone made the movie part of the revolution - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:17
The title alone made the movie part of the revolution
In the days before porn was unavoidable - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:21
In the days before porn was unavoidable
Making "badass" a part of the title - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:55
Making "badass" a part of the title
And there was the Black attempt at X-rated social commentary, Lialeh, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:16
And there was the Black attempt at X-rated social commentary...
To decide G or X, uh, for the Black destiny. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
To decide G or X, uh, for the Black destiny.
But Van Peebles inadvertently opened a floodgate - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:49
But Van Peebles inadvertently opened a floodgate
She had a Afro like a halo, baby. I'd be like, "God, look at Priscilla." - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:13
She had a Afro like a halo, baby. I'd be like, "Go...
She wanted to act in the movie, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
She wanted to act in the movie,
So he said, "You can't act with Melvin. However, I wanna do the music." - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:57
So he said, "You can't act with Melvin. However, I...
Harry Belafonte brought his silken intensity - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:19
Harry Belafonte brought his silken intensity
"What did I do to be so Black, blue, and heaven-sent?" - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
"What did I do to be so Black, blue, and heaven-sent?&q...
As a more divine and New Testament parallel, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:39
As a more divine and New Testament parallel,
It's a step past appropriation to cultural colonialism. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:19
It's a step past appropriation to cultural colonialism.
...Black people. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
...Black people.
Most importantly, there was a handoff in 1939 - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
Most importantly, there was a handoff in 1939
I's the foreman. I's the one says when it's quittin' time at Tara. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
I's the foreman. I's the one says when it's q...
Quittin' time! Quittin' time! - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
Quittin' time! Quittin' time!
They were both adaptations of books. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:11
They were both adaptations of books.
An even bigger hit was 1939's Gone with the Wind, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:25
An even bigger hit was 1939's Gone with the Wind,
But Crosse was diagnosed with leukemia before shooting began. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:26
But Crosse was diagnosed with leukemia before shooting began...