Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Shaft, Superfly, and Black Power

In chapter 2, McBride mentions a few movies that were popular to AAfrican American young men in the early 70s. Here are the movie trailers for Shaft - the story of a black private eye sticking it "to the man" - and Superfly - the story of a super cool pimp making his mark in world with drugs and cash.





In chapter 4, McBride mentions 'Black Power.' Here's a video of leader Malcolm X describing just what Black Power is:



Finally, here's an interview with Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panthers:

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