LaChelle ChrysanneNew York, NY, United States
Apr 14, 2024

Check out this incredible video essay by Prince Shakur about how James Baldwin struggled to write the screenplay for Malcolm X's biopic because of Hollywood's tendency to sanitize the politics of Black radicals in favor of palatability and profit. The issues Baldwin endured during this period further reinforce why a capitalistic Zionist like Billy Porter is not the right fit to write and star in a film about his life. 

https://youtu.be/4acWRnlscrY?si=fU45-qEzedaZjuKI

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