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The New Black

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Filmmaker Yoruba Richen examines the reaction of the black community to the debate over legalizing gay marriage.
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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader The ballot initiative for same-sex marriage that was put to Maryland voters in 2012 supplies the narrative frame for this revealing study of the conflict between LGBT activists and black Christians. Feb 21, 2014 Full Review Ronnie Scheib Variety Laid-back yet incisive, "The New Black" examines the complexity of black attitudes toward same-sex marriage, which the mainstream media tend to oversimplify as church-dominated and uniformly negative. Feb 16, 2014 Full Review Farran Smith Nehme New York Post "The New Black" often feels like a polished but uninspired op-ed. Rated: 2/4 Feb 12, 2014 Full Review Daniel Walber Nonfics A smart and empathetic portrait of the African-American community's struggle with the issue of same-sex marriage Rated: 3/5 Jun 5, 2014 Full Review Noah Berlatsky The Dissolve Including these voices is a painful, but, the film implies, necessary step, not for a balanced presentation, but because the community that includes black and LGBT people also includes homophobia. Rated: 4.0/5 Feb 20, 2014 Full Review Kam Williams Baret News The African-American community collectively jumps the broom over its last big taboo! Rated: 4/4 Feb 10, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A insiders view of a highly charged political debate! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting documentary, and it was nice to see how far we have come in the past few years. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Yoruba Richen examines the reaction of the black community to the debate over legalizing gay marriage.
Director
Yoruba Richen
Producer
Yoruba Richen, Yvonne Welbon, Angela Tucker
Screenwriter
Yoruba Richen
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 15m
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