It was at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.This movie opens with Ray Charles singing and lets the viewers know there is gonna be some trouble. Listen as the Sistas take you back in time.

This classic movie has a very loose storyline that they managed to weave some African American history into. It plays to many stereotypes but has some of the best talent that every came from the African American community. Listen to the Sistas take on this gem.

In Season Seven we talked about some of the best African American movies ever. The list was so long we decided to finish it in Season Eight. In Episode 1, he didn’t fly through the air or wasn’t faster than a speeding train, but this man was the black super hero of the 1970s. Everyone knows that Issac Hayes theme and when it comes on, people who know think about one thing, our black superhero.

There are some movies the Sistas thought were good, but not quite. Today the Sistas are talking about the movies they thought needed to be brought up, but not as a whole episode. They call those the honorable mentions.

Gina and I didn’t see this one coming. But we got some help to talk about this one by inviting Imani Payne to chat with us about this movie that could be considered one of the best. Listen as we talk about White Chicks.

We first saw this story on Broadway in the early1990s. It tells the story of how thousands of children were beaten and tortured. 8,000 children were in prison. This story is about South African teenagers fought against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising. Listen to the Sistas talk about this story.

In this episode we will talk about the movie Black Panther. It is one of the Marvel family of films, distributed by Disney. It made 1.3 billion dollars in box office. Black movies do sell. It was nice to have a brown super hero and for him to have his own movie.

It was nice to have brown people saving other brown people

Wakanda created an amazing space for brown people

Today we are talking about a picture made during the Code Area. That was when there was an organization that strictly monitored the content of movies. Made in 1934 and given the certificate number of 412. Imitation of Life was a Universal Picture. It is remarkable this one was ever made. It was the story of a white woman taking in a black woman and them raising their daughters together facing identity and racial issues.

This movie is described as “A police detective, a bank robber and a high-power broker enter high stakes negotiations after a criminal’s brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.” Listen to see how the Sistas feel about this and if it is a great movie.

In Season Seven of TV Talk we are going to tell you about the best African American movies ever. Some of them were made by AA, while others were only stories that included AA. All of these movies were life changing.

Today we are talking about a movie we saw on television when we were little kids. Back when we were kids there were very few African Americans on television. So if it had African Americans in it, you watched it. It didn’t matter what the story was about, it was just an experience to see someone who looked like us on Television or in the movies.

It was the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.