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Originally posted by Steeltrap
I hope that your friend finds somebody to pick up that script. That's where owning a studio would come in handy. I can tell you that I'd go see that movie if it ever comes out. I went to a very PWI in Los Angeles, your rival school across town.
 
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Sometimes I question our taste in programming. I remember how excited I was when CBS aired Frank's Place, which was a quality program. But few of US watched the show, and the ratings never amounted to much.
Surely there must be enough people of African descent who crave movies that portray us outside prisons, class reunions, family reunions and barbershops. With few exceptions, I stopped going to movies ages ago mostly because of how we are depicted.
The black experience in this country is multifaceted and very rich, and the stories need to be told in documentaries, films, magazines and newspapers. I know you know this. I've been fighting this battle in journalism for more than 20 years, and had hoped that by now there would be noticeable progress. NOT!
Is there are listserv for people like me to rant and come up some solutions to this problem?
