Colorism — or discrimination against darker-skinned people within their same ethnic group — lurks deep among pretty much all communities with varying levels of melanin.
Avoiding the conversation will hinder the battle for racial justice because the two are “fully and inextricably linked,” said Ellis P.
There is little data that tracks discrimination based on skin tone, and therefore it is hard to quantify just how pervasive colorism is.
Street race refers to the race someone assumes you are when you’re walking down the street and they know nothing else about you.
López, who also directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice at UNM, said the concept of street race affects family dynamics, too.
While some may find calling attention to colorism divisive, López says it’s the opposite.
Racial diversity, or the lack thereof, in film has been a continuous conversation for decades.
For those who are underrepresented, it is validation that their experiences matter and they also deserve the space to have a wide variety of authentic, thoughtful, and nuanced portrayals, even if the people presented are not the heroes in the film.
4, 2021, for all American-produced movies to come up with a Stacker score—a weighted index split evenly between IMDb and Metacritic scores—and ranked films accordingly.
“One Night in Miami” earned several accolades, including Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song for Leslie Odom.
This film follows Jimmie Fails, portrayed by Jonathan Majors, a young Black man who aims to reclaim his childhood home in a gentrified San Francisco neighborhood.
Agu endures unspeakable trauma while engaging in violent battles in a story that focuses squarely on the humanity behind war and the loss of innocence that children face in the midst of violence.
The film adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel of the same name is iconic in its own right, depicting the story of a Black girl who faces a life of servitude in an arranged marriage at the behest of her abusive father.
Trip builds an initially contentious relationship with Captain Shaw, a white colonel who gains a deeper understanding of racial social systems. The New York Times review claimed Denzel Washington was “an actor clearly on his way to a major screen career,” an incredibly prophetic statement.
During her epic quest, Moana who aids her arduous path as she discovers her own strength and establishes herself as a Disney princess who is cut from a daring and diverse new cloth.
This underrated crime drama follows Michael aka “Fresh,” a preteen boy who runs drugs and uses his knowledge of chess to create a plan to free himself and his sister from the trappings of their neighborhood.
Stallworth aims to do undercover work and sets out to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1970s alongside his experienced white colleague Flip Zimmerman, played by Adam Driver.
Adonis’ determination to follow in his deceased father’s footsteps leads him to train under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa as he seeks to prove himself in the boxing world.
His coming-of-age tale primarily focuses on a tragic ship accident that kills his parents, siblings, and several of their animals, leaving Pi to somehow survive alone.
Shafiq Syed stars as Krishna/Chaipau, an Indian circus employee whose struggle to earn money for his family leads him straight into the crosshairs of danger.
Wallis was 5 at the time of her audition with no acting experience, yet her performance earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination, making her the youngest nominee ever.
Set in the Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow era, this drama focuses on the Jacksons, a sharecropping family hoping to own their own land.
Their nomadic performance lifestyle changes dramatically when Ruben begins to rapidly lose his hearing and learns a new way to engage with music and others.
“Fruitvale Station” depicts the real life of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day in Oakland, California.
Lee is given a mission by British intelligence to track down a dangerous crime lord, using a martial arts competition as his clever investigative cover.
“Captain Phillips” is an autobiographical drama following its real-life titular character, a mariner who is captured and held hostage by Somali pirates.
Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo lead this film as Paul and Tatiana Rusesabagina, respectively, a husband-wife duo from two opposing social groups.
This Marvel superhero film focuses on its titular hero, played by the late Chadwick Boseman, and his rise to power as the king of Wakanda following his father’s death.
The horrific realities of this drug ring causes her to make tough and risky decisions about her future.
Kumail Nanjiani stars as a fictional version of himself with the same first name, a Pakistani American comedian and Uber driver.
Two 1950s-era gangs, one white and the other Puerto Rican, fight over turf in the Upper West Side of New York City.
Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, and Kieu Chinh round out the primary group who serve as narrators and representations of Chinese immigrants building their lives in America.
Jake Sully, a Marine who uses a wheelchair, explores Pandora through an avatar and forms a relationship with Neytiri , the daughter of a leader.
The film takes viewers from his childhood health crises to becoming an acclaimed writer while exploring his life philosophies along with depictions of several of his novels.
He takes a client named William, played by Red West, to Blowing Rock and the two form a friendship bond through poignant conversations.
This film interweaves several international storylines together, exploring drug trafficking through several perspectives, including dealers, users, and law enforcement.
Chris must go up against impossible odds for his own self-preservation in this horror story that feels all too real.
Their mission sparks a war against police and among residents with Ethan Bishop , a Black LAPD lieutenant, caught up in the midst.
Dev Patel plays Jamal Malik, the teenage protagonists whose life is documented in a series of flashbacks.
Through an unfortunate event, he ends up in the afterlife and gets a chance to re-examine his life and interpersonal relationships with the help of a lost and stubborn soul.
Actors Khalid Abdalla, Lewis Alsamari, Jasmine Harding, and Omar Berdouni, who played the film’s terrorists, were all relatively unknown actors and had to film the same brutal scenes many times in a row to capture the intensity of that fateful event.
This Chinese-American comedy follows a family who gather together to spend time with Nai Nai , the family matriarch, to celebrate her final days.
He ends up in the Land of the Dead where he encounters deceased family members who teach him life lessons while fighting to return him back to his living family.
The film’s creatives had Will Smith in mind for Django, but he turned it down because it didn’t feel like a “leading role” to him, allowing Foxx to take on the character.
They try to figure out what to do with an incoming insurance check, all making their cases for what it means to live their dreams. Different social issues and difficult decisions arise throughout the film with leads like Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands.
He goes on an incredible journey from NYC to Chicago in hopes of trying to find his big break through a meeting with a music industry executive.
The group is largely led by Ben , a Black survivor with a level head and preservation skills in the midst of danger.
Their battle to hold on and maintain some semblance of hope in the face of certain defeat tells a rich story about loss.
Her own revolution from childhood to a teenage rebellion provides a mirror to the social strife of the ’70s and ’80s.
Peters has his hands in both “Star Trek” and “Star Wars”—he played Joseph Sisko in the “Deep Space Nine” series and Darth Vader in radio dramas.
With the help of other Spider-beings from alternate universes, Miles learns to believe in his newfound powers and help save his city from an evil threat.
Javier Bardem plays Chigurh, an unhinged killer on the trail of Llewelyn Moss, portrayed by Josh Brolin, a man who picks up some loot that doesn’t belong to him.
Sanders starred alongside Denzel Washington in “Equalizer 2” and in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Hibbert was a leading character on Showtime’s “The Chi” and Rhodes was the leading man in “Bird Box” and “The United States vs.
Cleo , a mother and wife, after the latter’s husband leaves the family.
Several undercurrents of racial bias and outright tension leads to more overt racist actions, a breaking point which culminates in a tragic ending.
This film, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, centers on an unlikely friendship formed behind prison walls.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical depiction of founding father Alexander Hamilton’s life and death broke new ground with a predominately non-white cast.
He struggles to maintain his hope and resolve to escape and return to his family while under the thumb of his violent and cruel enslaver.
Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this comedy film following Jules Winnfield , a pair of hitmen who punctuate their web of crime shenanigans with thought-provoking and hilarious conversations.
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