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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

She wanted to act in the movie, but her boyfriend said,"You can't act in the movie." But...

She wanted to act in the movie, but her boyfriend said,
"You can't act in the movie." But he happened to have a new band
called Earth, Wind & Fire

Full Transcript

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She wanted to act in the movie,
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but her boyfriend said, "You can't act in the movie."
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But he happened to have a new band called Earth, Wind & Fire.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:57
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.
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...
Isaac Hayes used his performance at the 1972 Oscars, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:44
Isaac Hayes used his performance at the 1972 Oscars,
Unlike their white counterparts, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
Unlike their white counterparts,
'Cause you didn't do nothin' but talk that brotherhood love and peace. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
'Cause you didn't do nothin' but talk that br...
You didn't change nothin', which means work - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
You didn't change nothin', which means work
But we can't drop into nothin' - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
But we can't drop into nothin'
In the wake of Shaft, there were bronze remakes of films noir. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
In the wake of Shaft, there were bronze remakes of films noi...
You are a real superstar, baby. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
You are a real superstar, baby.
And Cool Breeze, yet another remake of The Asphalt Jungle - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:26
And Cool Breeze, yet another remake of The Asphalt Jungle