Black is-- black ain't : a personal journey through black identity / Independent Television Service ; Signifyin' Works ; produced and directed by Marlon T. Riggs.

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American culture has stereotyped black Americans for centuries. Equally devastating, the late Marlon Riggs argued, have been the definitions of "blackness" African Americans impose upon one another which contain and reduce the black experience. In this film, Riggs meets a cross-section of African Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service
Signifyin' Works (Firm)
California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Riggs, Marlon T.
Atkinson, Nicole
Badgley, Christiane
Kleiman, Vivian
Hemphill, Essex
Jones, Bill T.
Tillery, Linda
Corbitt, Wayne T.
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
hooks, bell, 1952-2021
Gupton, Eric
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : San Francisco, CA : Alexander Street Video ; California Newsreel, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Attitudes.
African Americans > Color > Social aspects.
African American gay people.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > United States.
African Americans > Psychology.
African American men > Attitudes.
African American women > Attitudes.
African American men > Psychology.
African American women > Psychology.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 streaming video file (approximately 88 min.) : digital, sound, color
Also issued on videocassette and DVD.
Variant Title:
Personal journey through black identity.
Format: Electronic Video DVD
Description
Summary:
American culture has stereotyped black Americans for centuries. Equally devastating, the late Marlon Riggs argued, have been the definitions of "blackness" African Americans impose upon one another which contain and reduce the black experience. In this film, Riggs meets a cross-section of African Americans grappling with the paradox of numerous, often contradictory definitions of blackness. He shows many who have felt uncomfortable and even silenced within the race because their complexion, class, sexuality, gender or speech has rendered them "not black enough," or conversely, "too black."
Note:Originally produced in 1995.
Includes transcript.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:E185.625 .B533 2012 Online
Credits:Producer, Vivian Kleiman ; co-producer, Nicole Atkinson ; co-director/editor, Christiane Badgley ; co-editor, Bob Paris ; director of photography, Robert Shepard ; original music, Mary Watkins.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Commentary: Essex Hemphill, Bill T. Jones, Linda Tillery, Wayne T. Corbitt, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Eric Gupton, Marlon T. Riggs.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on videocassette and DVD.