8 movies to keep your black consciousness awake

Malcolm X

Directed by Spike Lee and released in 1992, Malcolm X is a tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. Actor Denzel Washington offers a comprehensive narrative of the life of the civil rights hero who was imprisoned in the 1950s and later became a Black Muslim and leader of the Nation of Islam. He was assassinated in 1965 and this left behind a legacy of racial pride.

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