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DESCRIPTION:Black is… Black Ain’t is a 1994 award-winning feature-length 
 documentary by Marlon Riggs. It explores the multiplicity of expressions of 
 African American identity with a backdrop of Creole cooking.\n\nSynopsis: 
 Riggs uses his grandmother’s gumbo as a metaphor for the rich diversity 
 of Black identities. The film traverses the country interviewing African 
 Americans young and old, rich and poor, Northern and Southern, rural and 
 urban, gay and straight, as they discuss the numerous, often contested 
 definitions of Blackness. Riggs mixes performances by choreographer Bill T. 
 Jones and poet Essex Hemphill with commentary by noted activist Angela 
 Davis, and cultural critics bell hooks, Cornel West, Michele Wallace, 
 Barbara Smith and Maulana Karenga to create a flavorful stew of personal 
 testimony, music, and history.\n\nWhile Black Is…Black Ain’t looks at 
 Black diversity, many speakers tell of their pain at having been silenced 
 or excluded because they were perceived as “not Black enough” or 
 conversely “too Black.” Black Is…Black Ain’t also provides a 
 critique of sexism, patriarchy, homophobia, colorism and cultural 
 nationalism in the family, church and other Black institutions.\n\nRiggs 
 himself is a participant in the film. He is shown in a race against time to 
 finish the film, struggling with his precarious health and mortality. Riggs 
 died of AIDS in April 1994 at the age of 37 before the film was completed. 
 Adhering to Riggs’ notes, his colleagues on the production team completed 
 the film.\n\nSponsored by Liberated Lens Film Collective (former Optik 
 Allusions).\nDoors open at 6, screening at 6:30.\n\nSuggested donation of 
 $5, nobody turned away for the lack of funds.\n\nThere will be 
 complimentary popcorn and snacks as usual!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/19/18777864.php
SUMMARY:Film Night at the Omni – “Black is… Black Ain’t”
LOCATION:Omni Commons\n4799 Shattuck Ave.\nOakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/19/18777864.php
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