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Bookmark or Share- Blaxploitation - WikipediaTogether Brothersis set in Galveston, Texas, where a street gang solves the murder of a police officer (played by Ed Bernard) who had been a mentor to the gang leader. This was the first blaxploitation film to feature a transgendercharacter as the villain. Galveston, TX native Barry Whitecomposed the score.
- What is Blaxploitation? | Definition, Analysis & Examples - PerlegoBlaxploitation describes a wave of (often low-budget) films that cast Black actors in major roles and dealt predominantly with themes of crime, sex, drugs, violence, and racial conflict in an urban setting. In the 1970s, blaxploitation exploded onto the Hollywood screen, ushering in a new age of Black film stars and directors.
- The 15 Best Blaxploitation Movies of All Time, RankedCoined by NAACP member Junius Griffin in 1972, blaxploitation is a portmanteau of black and exploitation. The term refers to a trend in cinema involving independent movies made for, made by, and made about the African-American community—usually in urban settings but also occasionally the rural South.
- 10 Amazing Ladies That Totally Rocked the Blaxploitation EraLet’s take a look at some of the women pioneers from Pam Grier to Trina Parks who paved the way during the blaxploitation era. Actress Pam Grier in “Foxy Brown”. Pam Grier. As the original ...
- Definition, History, Examples, & Facts - BritannicaBlaxploitation movies, group of films made mainly in the early to mid-1970s that featured Black actors in a transparent effort to appeal to Black urban audiences. Melvin Van Peebles’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) is usually considered to be the first blaxploitation movie.
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