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Black History Month 2021:  The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,: eVideos

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"It would certainly would be great to see more films featuring the black family and showing that we are capable of having that unit strong and present and beautiful, because that's so much of who we really are" - Nia Long

 

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Traditional Strengths of Black Family Segment 5 (03:39)

Black Family Segment 22 (04:08)

Marlon Riggs explains why he is lying in bed. In an earlier interview in Dublin, Mississippi, he talks to a woman with 15 children. It is the ancestral tradition to give praise to those who have come before. Family means love and support.  View Video.

Blacks Discuss Racism Segment 12 (03:16)

Three generations of a black family in Jackson, MI, gather to talk about racism. The older generation notes that frank discussions about racism are disappearing. Younger blacks say there are more opportunities for blacks than at any time in...  View Video.

Salvation or Death Sentence: Black Family in a White Neighborhood Segment 13 (02:15)

The play "A Raisin in the Sun" was the first realistic portrayal of a black American family during the civil rights era. Actors from various renditions of the play discuss character reactions to Lena's purchase of a house in a white neighborhood.  View Video.

The Black Fatherhood Project (53 mins.)

In The Black Fatherhood Project, filmmaker Jordan Thierry leads viewers through an honest and essential exploration of fatherhood in Black America, providing historical context and conversation for an issue at the core of the Black experience today.

Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage (59 mins.)

From the Creators of the award-winning website blackandmarriedwithkids.com comes a ground-breaking new documentary designed to challenge the negative stereotypes surrounding marriage and parenting in the black community.  View Video.

A House Divided Structural Therapy with a Black Family with Harry Aponte (60 mins.)

In this involving session, Harry Aponte helps a family look un-defensively at the things that are not working in their relationships. 

A Question of Color The Subconscious World of "Color Consciousness" (59 mins.)

The first documentary to confront a painful and long taboo subject: the disturbing feelings many African Americans harbor about themselves and their appearance.  View Video.

That's a Family! Divorce, LGBT, Single Parents & More (36 mins.)

An outstanding and highly entertaining documentary that gives children and adult insights into what it's like to grow up in very diverse family structures.  View Video.

Are Black Gays Part of The Family? (25 mins.)

A new political backlash has emerged in the Black community that could hurt Sen. John Kerry, since 91% of Black voters are likely to oppose President George Bush. Black preachers, opposed to same-sex marriage, threaten to tell their constituents not to vote for a political candidate that supports same-sex marriage. View Video.