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Jun 29, 2021 8 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Iconic British Black filmmaker Menelik Shabazz has taken his ancestral rise.

Thank you so very much for your important contribution to the Black narrative, Mr Shabazz. Many of us in this industry walked in your footsteps.
#StepForwardYouth by #MenelikShabazz
#BurningAnIllusion by #MenelikShabazz
#BloodAhGuhRun by #MenelikShabazz
#TimeAndJudgement by #MenelikShabazz
#TheStoryOfLoversRock by #MenelikShabazz
#LookingForLove by #MenelikShabazz
#PharoahsUnveiled by #MenelikShabazz

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Apr 14, 2021
The problem with UK TV thus far is that it ignores the Black Audience.
It pays no attention to the likes, dislikes, interests, traditions, the culture of British Black people.
So when they create Black characters they miss the nuances the Black Audience looks for ...
So when someone says #Luther isn't black enough it's tongue in cheek to say rice & peas etc. It's more nuanced. In what world does a black detective like Luther have no consult with anyone black? It's a lie! You don't have to change the whole script... it's about NUANCE!!!
He's from London and is a geezer. He's not portrayed as a man disconnected from his roots. He's not portrayed as a privileged black man who's only grown up around white people ... this is the problem. There's a chasm of disconnect...
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