Films to Watch This Black History Month

1. Malcolm X
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Django Unchained
4. The Butler
5. Ali
6. I Am Not Your Negro
7. Selma
8. Hidden Figures
9. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
10. Fruitvale Station
11. Moonlight
12. The Great Debaters
13. 4 Little Girls
14. Belle
15. Get on the Bus
16. Straight Outta Compton
17. 13th
18. The Help
19. Boyz in the Hood
20. Glory
21. The Color Purple
22. Fences
23. The Hate U Give (in cinemas soon, a must see)
24. Panther
25. The Rosa Parks Story
26. Roots
27. 42
28. Cool Runnings
29. The BlacKkKlansman
30. Black Panther

Bonus! (TV show): Underground

There are many, many more but I didn’t want a list that was too long. I do however want people of all backgrounds to take more of an interest in historical films about the amazing black people. Their story deserves to be told, again and again, and we all need to listen. Learn from your history, whether you’re black, white, or Asian. We all could learn a great deal.

And if you are a storyteller or creative, share their stories, too. Tell the stories that are hard to tell, or at least include people from all backgrounds so that they can be the heroes of adventures, and so that young black boys and girls can look up to them and know that they can be heroes, too.