In Shake the Devil Off we see how black people in New Orleans, America, suffer continued persecution, while dealing with the aftershocks of hurricane Katrina. In the United Kingdom, the film, Shoot the Messenger unleashes a massive outcry when it claims to expose the internal discord within the black community. From here it all appears to be somewhat puzzling. What’s really going on out there with black folks? What is the state of race in the Diaspora? Are black people legitimately going toe to toe with racism, inside and out? Or are storytellers just slanging more sophisticated anti-black discourse? Come and experience these outrage- provoking pieces and together lets try and figure out whassup widdat?
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Six months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, the axe has just fallen at St. Augustine Church: the archdiocese is about to close the parish and… -
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Joe is a teacher with a mission. He’s determined to save the black youngsters at his school from a life of gangs, crime and underachievement – whether they…