Melvin Van Peebles created a hero for the people before it was seen as blaxploitation.
The silent-film-era epic by Oscar Micheaux is a foundational artifact of Black cinema.
Sidney Poitier defied all odds to become the first Black man to win an Oscar®.
Madeline Anderson’s film is one of the first to identify Black women as civil rights heroes.
A profound meditation on the ancestral sprawl of slavery by master artist Julie Dash.
The racial tensions that boil over in Spike’s magnum opus are eerily prevalent today.
Box office records aside, Coogler’s vision of Wakanda altered the superhero universe.
John Singleton inspired a generation of filmmakers with his urgent and cautionary tale.
Fueled by a legendary score, this groundbreaking adaptation gave rise to new possibilities.
Jordan Peele’s genius directorial debut sparked conversations about subversive racism.
The stunning coming-of-age masterpiece earned Barry Jenkins a Best Picture Oscar®.
Ava DuVernay’s portrait of MLK grapples with his moral conflicts like few in film history.
At the peak of his craft, Spike finally struck Oscar® gold for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Jordan Peele’s expansion of the sunken place solidifies his status as a master of horror.
The police shooting of Oscar Grant rings a vital alarm in Ryan Coogler’s debut feature.
Wide-eyed and hilarious, Eddie Murphy shines as an African prince seeking love.
Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier returns as a stewardess with a money-smuggling scheme.
Martin Lawrence and Will Smith make a wisecracking detective duo for the ages.
Regina King’s Emmy®-winning performance confronts a legacy of racism.
Michael K. Williams’ all-seeing gay gangster became the crime saga’s secret heart.
