BIG YEAR FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTORS IN FILM:

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

BIG YEAR FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTORS IN FILM:

Let's hope fiction will catalyze reality (2016)

We’ve made it. After decades of paltry onscreen portrayals of black people—who often don’t seem to exist apart from being slaves or sidekicks—2016 has given our lives silver-screen shape. Gil Robertson, co-founder and president of the African American Film Critics Association, recently highlighted this historic plot twist, saying that, “by any measurement, it’s been an exceptional year for blacks in film. From comedies to high-quality dramas and documentaries, 2016 will forever represent a bonanza year for black cinema, and all cinema, really a banner year.  Congratulations, yes, yes, yes