

There is one downside that I do feel the need to mention.

These aren’t easy solutions at all, but there is no such thing when your dealing with a system that carries out centuries of oppression. Among the things discussed were food co-ops, self-directed learning, and yes, self-defense. What I feel as though this film does better than the third one, is flesh out the beginnings of some collective solutions. It may not be heartening to think about some of these matters, but you can’t say it isn’t relevant. The documentary does a good job of delving into history, while incorporating some of the occurrences of 2015, and this year as well. Having seen all of the films, I would say the major differences between the third documentary and this one is that there is more of an analysis of global white supremacy. Kaba Kamene was also in the film, and at the New York premiere to address the crowd briefly before the showing. Africa, Robin Walker, Patricia Newton, Killer Mike, and Anthony Browder. Among the featured scholars, thinkers, and historians are Prof.
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The Hidden Colors documentary series started in 2011 with telling the hidden history of achievement within the African Diaspora, as a counter-position to the focus on just slavery and servitude that we are often force fed.ĭirected by best selling author and radio show host Tariq Nasheed, Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy highlights Black history as well as contemporary matters. The fourth film in the series premiered last Thursday, May 26- with sold out shows in every city. So we focused on a lot of hidden history.While Hollywood spins its wheels with remakes of historical slave narratives, Hidden Colors 4 builds on the contemporary understanding of the current situation of Black America. We talked about the African presence in America before Columbus.

We talked about the Moors in Spain and in Europe.

Thus, we must stand together and unite as opposed to look to curry favor from the supremacist.Įach film has had a prevailing theme with first one we really focused on history, history that is untold. We are responsible for turning things around, we are living in a hostile society and environment and must stop believing that the oppressor will ever understand the dilemma of people of color. While the series is meant to help one understand how we got here as well as understand the psychosis of systematic oppression. What is exceptional about this series is that there are solution based conversations at the end of each film. Traveling around the country, the film features scholars, historians, and social commentators who uncovered such amazing facts about things such as: The original image of Christ The true story about the Moors The original people of Asia The great west African empires The presence of Africans in America before Columbus The real reason slavery was ended And much more. In the trailer he briefly alludes to a certain motivation in approaching the topic of racism, “there’s never been a real dialogue in America about race because every time we talk about race the conversation then turns into ‘what’s wrong with black people.’: The series’ director and producer Tariq “Elite” Nasheed - a New York Times bestselling author, public speaker, and radio host - is widely known for his social commentary.
