Mel B Pictures
In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl "Mel B" poses for a photo wearing a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness, after a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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In this undated image released by Oxfam Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008, British singer Mel B participates in the 'In My Name' global campaign calling for action against poverty and demanding world leaders keep their promises on millennium development goals. (AP Photo/Oxfam, HO) ** NO SALES **
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In this photo provided by Kraft Foods, Spice Girl Mel B, left, serves as the emcee at a fashion show and launch of "Pose for the Cure" web site to help Kraft Foods raise money for the 'Susan G. Komen for the Cure' fight against breast cancer in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Mel B wears a T-shirt she designed based on the classic pink ribbon used for breast cancer awareness. The shirt is for sale on the web site and the net proceeds will benefit the foundation. The woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo/Kraft Foods, Ray Stubblebine) **NO SALES**
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Ultimo Scottish designer lingerie brand founder Michelle Mone (L) and pop singer Melanie Brown pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard (R) pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown and singer Aubrey O'Day (R) poses backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Pop singer Melanie Brown, Olympic-level swimmer and model Amanda Beard, singer Aubrey O'Day and TV personality and designer Khloe Kardashian pose backstage at the Mel B With Ultimo Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images )
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Recent Comments
mighfella 12:18:18 AM Aug 29 2009
I want to say that the selection appeared to be in order. I didn't tend to disagree: no matter the selection or sequence, there is will be some dissention or disagreement to eviscerate the process...such is life
indianroyale 06:48:43 PM Aug 09 2009
Just came up on this list....Interesting....but truthfully speaking I didn't see all of them, but the original Raisin In The Sun should be there....Seeing those pics, bought me back..Color Purple, Cooley High, Friday, Boys In da Hood, great movies, I have these in my collections. So the ones I haven't seen, will be watching. So thanks for the list and the memories....Everybody has a story about what they were doing when one of those movies came out or was on.....Thanks..
watsondelroy 11:50:17 AM Aug 07 2009
Just stumble on this web sight very very intrested cause these are the films that i normall seek out lucky i have seen most of them annoid though cause i was unable to down load the captions/composer comments.As i am resident in the u.k is any one connected who can directed me in the direction of how to locate like-wise lates movies
penlady708 09:46:24 PM Jul 29 2009
I was surprised that "The Women of Brewster Place" was omitted, it was an all-African-American female cast; much better than "House Party". Also "Crooklyn" should have made the list. "Radio" with Cuba Gooding Jr, "Pride", other fine films.
glennf1732 12:30:31 AM Jul 18 2009
If a white director made a white movie????? I guess there have been no white movies.
blufrog49 09:22:00 PM Jun 25 2009
Titanic, Casablanca, even Grease are PERIOD movies--blacks wouldn't be very realistic, at least in the first two. I for one, LOVE Drumline--white, black or purple. But again--it's more realistic with a black cast because most of the colleges with the major music programs are Southern schools which attract a lot of black musicians.
dpinemedia 06:47:06 PM Jun 16 2009
My parents wrote and produced CLAUDINE, so I'm happy to see it made #26 on the list (personally, I think it ought to be higher!)
lgfran 04:56:52 AM Jun 09 2009
The movie list is okay. There are so many black films that are capturing, influential, and powerful that never hit the big screen, or we weren't able to find. Drumline???? are you nuts? An illiterate music reader being able to join the band, and win the championship at the end? This list does not deserved to be called Best Black Movies, instead it should be, most well known black movies, because that is all the list has mentioned.
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