Black History Film Reviews
Clarence Hogan
Published: February 4, 2012
Black History Film Reviews
In honor of Black History Month the Family Net Center showed 500 Years Later this Saturday at 12:00 noon.
Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African descent globally. 500 years later from the onset of slavery and subsequent colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Filmed in five continents, and over twenty countries, 500 Years Later engages the retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point.
Reviews from 500 Years Later:
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"I truly enjoyed the film of Black History, plan to see it again and tell others. Racism is within everyone, but how you use it can be your strength or weakness." - Ruby Herron
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An excellent contribution to Black History Month." - Rev. Joel Washington
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I watched this movie before, but not in its entirety. MK Asante Jr has a book 'It's Bigger Than Hip Hop' that should follow the film, he covers a lot more information." - Tajuana Colbert
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It is a very inspiring film that reminds us of where we've come from, what we are made of and our history. It inspires a lot of hope that despite the injustices that happened to Africans before, all is not lost and we can still regain our strength through education and through our diverse cultural practices for that’s who we are - Africans" - Francis Tiibo
The next Black History film will be A Small Act
As an impoverished boy in Kenya, Chris Mburu's life was dramatically changed when an anonymous Swedish woman sponsored his primary and secondary education. Now a Harvard-educated human-rights lawyer, he hopes to replicate the generosity he once received by founding his own scholarship fund to aid a new generation. The challenges Mburu faces instituting his new program seem at times insurmountable but lead him down the path to discovery. Who is Hilde Back, the person who signed the checks that gave him a chance to succeed?
When:
Saturday, February 18, 2012
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where:
Kennedy King College
Family Net Center
747 West 63rd Street
Building V Room 106
For more information contact Clarence Hogan at 773.487.3731
Watch a trailer of the film