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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

This song, "Something He Can Feel," was Curtis Mayfield's takeon Motown girl-group simmer....

This song, "Something He Can Feel," was Curtis Mayfield's take
on Motown girl-group simmer. Mayfield wrote it
for the proto-Dreamgirls, Black showbiz melodrama, Sparkle

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This song, "Something He Can Feel,"
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was Curtis Mayfield's take on Motown girl-group simmer.
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Mayfield wrote it for the proto-Dreamgirls,
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Black showbiz melodrama, Sparkle...
Duration
13 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:54:45
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.
♪ ...I'm too young to let you know Just where I'm coming from ♪ - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:53
♪ ...I'm too young to let you know Just where I'm ...
If you slice that 11 ways, that comes out to about, uh... - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
If you slice that 11 ways, that comes out to about, uh...
Bingo is all the things Williams is. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
Bingo is all the things Williams is.
The 1977 film Brothers was a peculiar and rare attempt - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:44
The 1977 film Brothers was a peculiar and rare attempt
And, in an early version of sampling, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
And, in an early version of sampling,
Well, uh, suppose I could, uh, make you indestructible. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
Well, uh, suppose I could, uh, make you indestructible.
Robert Stigwood was producing a movie - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:33
Robert Stigwood was producing a movie
My locker's been busted for six months now, man, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
My locker's been busted for six months now, man,
I cut my finger, man, two weeks ago, and it ain't healed yet. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
I cut my finger, man, two weeks ago, and it ain't heale...
In '78, he costarred in what would be a most demanding role. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:18
In '78, he costarred in what would be a most demanding ...
It was a film whose atmosphere was so combative, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
It was a film whose atmosphere was so combative,
It would be the following year - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
It would be the following year
To witness Pryor's startling, jazz-drummer control - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:19
To witness Pryor's startling, jazz-drummer control
At this point, it feels like only one thing - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:09
At this point, it feels like only one thing
Was it an all-stops-out musical from one of the most respected directors, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:28
Was it an all-stops-out musical from one of the most respect...
Warren Beatty ascended from impotent bank robber to the heavens. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:47
Warren Beatty ascended from impotent bank robber to the heav...
But by 1978, the crowning achievement of the decade came into focus, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:53
But by 1978, the crowning achievement of the decade came int...
These people I grew up with, I really admired them, you know, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
These people I grew up with, I really admired them, you know...
Everyone's a prostitute or doing something or leaving the family, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:13
Everyone's a prostitute or doing something or leaving t...
And I grew up in a community - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
And I grew up in a community