This Month I’m Black, Black

 

I know that my title sounds a bit obnoxious to some of you reading this, but what I am saying and what I am feeling is the absolute truth.  The older I become, the more my yearning to celebrate my blackness grows.  I have reached a place in my life where I am ready to fully embrace the beauty of my people. Who, despite every negative experience, continue to be defy the odds and be magical.  And that is the reason why I absolutely love being black.  Moreover, I want my kids to love being black, and in order for them to understand that the power they harness is embedded in their DNA, I have show them the pride and love I possess for my blackness.

So for this month, I have decided to watch movies, read books (texts), and listen to music by all Black artists and that star Black artist.  I shared my goal on my Facebook page, and one of my friends asked that I share my list with her.  So I thought the blog would be the perfect medium to showcase my list of movies (and other media) that I plan to enjoy in the celebration of my culture.  So far, I have a generated a list of over 40 movies, and I plan to keep this list going.

1. *Black Panther
2. The Wiz
3. Nobody’s Fool
4. Widows
5. Equalizer 1&2
6. Creed 1&2
7. Get Out
8. American Gangsta
9. Annie (Jamie Foxx)
10. Cinderella (Brandy and Whitney)
11. The Princess and the Frog
12. *Love Jones
13. *Girls Trip
14. The King (Netflix)
15. 7 Seconds (Netflix)
16. *The Color Purple
17. The Wire
18. Nappily Ever After
19. Luke Cage
20. *Boomerang 
21. *Coming to America
22. *Bad Boys
23. Drumline
24. Paid in Full
25. Any Given Sunday
26. Why Did I Get Married?
27. *The Best Man
28. *All About the Benjamins
29. *Ride Along (1&2)
30. Barber Shop
31. *National Security 
32. *Friday
33. Boys in the Hood
34. *Menace to Society
35. Hidden Figures
36. BAPS
37. Love and Basketball 
38. What’s Love Got to Do With It?
39. Waiting to Exhale
40. Set it Off
41. Moonlight
42. Dreamgirls
43. Ray
44. ATL
45. This Christmas

The movies and/or series on this list are definitely some of my favorites.  I have placed a * beside the ones that never grow old for me.  There are other ways I plan to celebrate as well, so stay tuned.  Also, feel free to let me know if there is a movie you think I need to add to the list because I would like to celebrate throughout the year.  I grabbed this t-shirt from Target because it exemplifies greatness.  We must say their names and continue their legacy so that the magic within us never dies.