Cinema Junkie Podcast 171: Hollywood Black

African Americans and Hollywood have a long, troubled and complicated past. I am going to explore that history with Donald Bogle author of the new book "Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers" from Turner Classic Movies.

This month yet another incarnation of "Shaft" hits theaters, the Sundance hit "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" opens, and Jordan Peele’s layered horror film "Us" comes out on Bluray. So not a bad month to focus attention on blacks in Hollywood.

Bogle has been writing about blacks on screen and in Hollywood for decades, and he serves as a host and commentator for Turner Classics. His book "Hollywood Black" just came out and it offers a comprehensive look at African American films, stars, and directors from the silent era and up to "Black Panther."

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