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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." The film scrutinizes the identification of "blackness" with masculinity as well as sexism, patriarchy and homophobia in black America.

Contributors:

Riggs, Marlon T.

Atkinson, Nicole

Badgley, Christiane

California Newsreel (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

African Americans — Race identity

African Americans — Attitudes

African Americans — Color — Social aspects

African American gays

African Americans

United States

Genres:

Online media

Internet videos

General Notes:

Sundance Film Festival, 1995: Filmmakers Trophy, Documentary (Marlon Riggs).
Streaming Media
Video On Demand
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Digital format: Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : UNT Media Library, 2008. Digitized and made available by UNT Media Library from film distributed by California Newsreel.
Gift: University of North Texas. Department of Anthropology, c.2 July 2009.

Audience:

Adult.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (88 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1053018263