We have compiled a list of ten black [and some not so black] films that shifted not only the world of cinema but culture as a whole.
Do The Right Thing, 1989
Probably the most popular Spike Lee movie to-date, Do The Right Thing was both commercially and critically acclaimed, landing Lee with an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and many other awards. The U.S. Library of Congress even noted the film as “culturally significant” due to it’s depiction of race relations.
Shifting Society: 10 Films That Shifted Society was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
