A Must-See "Mixtape" For the People
Compiled from the forgotten footage of Swedish television journalists, Goran Hugo Olsson's "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975" is just what its title says: a mixtape -- no more, no less. The film samples very powerful voices from the 1960s and 1970s and injects contemporary commentary from older people who were involved with the movement and younger people (including Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and Questlove (Amir Khalib Thompson) from The Roots) whose lives were changed by it.
The Swedish journalists' footage is nothing short of electrifying. A great deal of the footage in the first half of the film captures the rise of the Black Panther Party, which was not simply composed of gun-toting militant people, as the media so carelessly (or perhaps deliberately) portrayed. In fact, BPP members like Ericka Huggins were running community schools and trying to better the education available to Black communities; BPP initiatives like the Free Breakfast for Children programs sought to...
The MUST see documentary of 2011!
I traveled 80 miles to see this film because it was not showing in my home city. I was not disappointed. This film is excellent and it wasn't at all what I was expecting. I am beyond thrilled it is available for purchase. I believe it is an important documentary for my children and my children's children to see in the interest of American history and the truth. This is a must see people. Add it to your private DVD collection & purchase more as gifts for your family and friends.
Superb
Must See Doc....I absolutely loved it. The archived footage is full of history and the dialogue is very compelling. I found out about the Doc thru twitter I follow Talib Kweli and a few others and they were constantly talking about it so I had to check it out.
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