- Malcolm X
- 12 Years a Slave
- Django Unchained
- The Butler
- Ali
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Selma
- Hidden Figures
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Fruitvale Station
- Moonlight
- The Great Debaters
- 4 Little Girls
- Belle
- Get on the Bus
- Straight Outta Compton
- 13th
- The Help
- Boyz in the Hood
- Glory
- The Color Purple
- Fences
- The Hate U Give (in cinemas soon, a must see)
- Panther
- The Rosa Parks Story
- Roots
- 42
- Cool Runnings
- The BlacKkKlansman
- 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.
